as in destruction
the state or fact of being rendered nonexistent, physically unsound, or useless
the virtual decimation of the coastal town by the hurricane
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The whole incident sets off the unicorn’s mother and father to look for it, laying destruction to anybody in its path.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
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Here, Clay, played by Al Freeman Jr., is a fool too easily lured by Lula’s unhinged seduction, all but assuring his destruction.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
8 Mar. 2025
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This is not the doomsday scenario of human extinction that some people in the AI field have warned could arise from the technology.—
Paulo Carvão,
The Conversation,
7 Mar. 2025
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Colossal Biosciences, the world’s first company dedicated to bringing back animals from extinction, just got one step closer to its ambitious goal.—
Bruce Gil,
Quartz,
4 Mar. 2025
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Grant consistently gets into the backfield as a two-technique player, creating havoc on rushing downs.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
21 Feb. 2025
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The side chat, though, was all about the email invitation, which had inspired dozens of famous recipients to not just reply but reply-all, causing inbox havoc among the publishing and comedy elite.—
Paula Aceves,
Vulture,
21 Feb. 2025
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If the club compounds the loss of Miller’s offensive value by also losing Boeser, whether that happens this week or this summer, then the need for Canucks management to pull a rabbit out of a hat in grafting high-end attacking juice into the lineup will become even more urgent.—
Thomas Drance,
The Athletic,
5 Mar. 2025
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McIlroy’s Boston team needed to beat New York Golf Club on Monday to qualify for the playoffs but fell to a 10-6 loss.—
Ben Church,
CNN,
4 Mar. 2025
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The castle went through extensive demolitions and restorations during the Napoleonic wars and at the end of the 19th century.—
Taylor Nicioli,
CNN,
1 Mar. 2025
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Conservation districts could protect an area from inappropriate development and demolition as well.—
Abigail Hasebroock,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Decimation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decimation. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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