as in destroys
to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of
totally desolated the city with aerial bombs
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“Desolates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desolates. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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