despoilments

Definition of despoilmentsnext
plural of despoilment

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for despoilments
Noun
  • This also lines up with the DNR’s data, which shows that most wolf depredations on hunting dogs take place during the hound training season in July and August, as well as during hunting season in the fall.
    Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Despite years of sitting on the sidelines, the United States has an opportunity to reassert itself in seeking to end the depredations of the junta and advance the cause of democracy in Myanmar.
    Dan Swift, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The company also has Fox Nation, a subscription streamer featuring lifestyle and other programming substantially designed to appeal to superfans of Fox News Channel, long the biggest of the 24/7 news operations but facing cord-cutting’s decimations like all its cable brethren.
    David Bloom, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • During his visit, Willick had gone to the site of the attack and surveyed the ruins, which were strewn with children’s drawings and broken crayons.
    Eyal Press, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
  • With Walker Monfort in charge, president of baseball operations Paul DePodesta and GM Josh Byrnes have been entrusted to excavate the Rockies from the ruins.
    Troy Renck, Denver Post, 27 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Second, that the occasional misuses of that discretion would be few, far between, and manageable by the court system through robust testing and oversight.
    Paul Rosenzweig, The Atlantic, 12 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Before that, there were two other takeovers that took place back to back last year, leading to numerous citations and two arrests.
    Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Street takeovers have become part of everyday life in major cities across the country, including Los Angeles.
    Peter D'Abrosca, FOXNews.com, 30 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The fossil record suggests these massive creatures disappeared during the sweeping extinctions that marked the end of the Pleistocene.
    Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Mar. 2026
  • In a study of 926 species across climatic zones, 47% are undergoing local extinctions, just like the lizards.
    Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 22 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The expropriations, along with the firings, consolidated state control of the oil sector and, experts say, drained the country of expertise and investment, inflicting lasting damage.
    Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Following the 2007 expropriations under Chávez, many of these facilities were nationalized, and then undermaintained and allowed to deteriorate.
    Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Aquarians are all about maintaining the good of the group, and rarely like to cause havoc.
    Lisa Stardust, PEOPLE, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Working low to high, causing havoc on the forecheck, getting pucks back.
    Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 21 Mar. 2026
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“Despoilments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/despoilments. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.

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