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as in desecrator
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as in warship
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Recent Examples of destroyer
Dictator fumes as North Korean naval destroyer launch ends in embarrassment.
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FOXNews.com, 23 May 2025
It was joined by the Chinese Type 055 destroyer CNS Nanchang and the Type 052D destroyer CNS Qiqihar, both identified by their hull numbers.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
But another enemy suicide plane crashed into the destroyer, causing a huge explosion that rolled the ship on its starboard side and sank it within 50 seconds.
—Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2025
Kim had ordered the destroyer to be restored before the late June plenary session of the ruling Workers’ Party, calling the matter one of national honor.
—Mike Valerio, CNN Money, 26 May 2025
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FOXNews.com, 23 May 2025
It was joined by the Chinese Type 055 destroyer CNS Nanchang and the Type 052D destroyer CNS Qiqihar, both identified by their hull numbers.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
But another enemy suicide plane crashed into the destroyer, causing a huge explosion that rolled the ship on its starboard side and sank it within 50 seconds.
—Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2025
Kim had ordered the destroyer to be restored before the late June plenary session of the ruling Workers’ Party, calling the matter one of national honor.
—Mike Valerio, CNN Money, 26 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for destroyer
Noun
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On June 8, however, the galleon had the misfortune of running across a squadron of five British warships during the War of Spanish Succession.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
11 June 2025
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British warships sank the vessel off the coast near the port city of Cartagena.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
11 June 2025
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Graham is that good, a game wrecker on the interior of the defensive line who offers a special blend of quickness, strength and intelligence.—
Sean Hammond,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2025
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State police asked motorists to avoid the area as crews worked to use a wrecker to remove the tractor-trailer.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
23 Apr. 2025
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These preyed upon American merchantmen who either payed tribute or showed forged British passes.—
Thomas Wendel,
National Review,
4 July 2019
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The Navy already has ships in the fleet that are former merchantmen.—
Kyle Mizokami,
Popular Mechanics,
10 Jan. 2019
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Then coat your sink in dish soap and lightly scrub with a sponge to remove all food particles, stuck-on-gunk, and more.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
14 June 2025
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For spills, simply use a damp sponge to spot clean.—
Jacqueline Tempera,
People.com,
12 June 2025
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Downing Sugary Beverages All Day Your morning coffee isn’t the only blood sugar saboteur—sipping on sodas, chocolate milk, and fruit juices throughout the day can also spike your glucose.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
26 May 2025
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Financial Fears Of Midlife Career Shifts - True or False? Finances are often the silent saboteur of career transitions.—
Avivah Wittenberg-Cox,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
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After learning of the loss of the iron ore freighter Edmund Fitzgerald on Lake Superior and the deaths of all 29 crew members from Newsweek, Gord lifted passages from the article and put them to a dreamy dirge: The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.—
Ryan Craig,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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Night shift in a teeming academic hospital can feel like a relentlessly heaving freighter, and I’d been hustling from ward to ward bailing water; this task was just another on my scut list.—
Danielle Ofri,
New Yorker,
7 June 2025
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Some eighteen hundred years later, Nietzsche had his migraines treated with leeches applied to his ears.—
Rivka Galchen,
New Yorker,
26 May 2025
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The uncertainty of global tariffs, exploding trade war with China, and endless attacks on European nations as parasitic leeches on the U.S. economy mark the demise of the trans-Atlantic alliance.—
Matt Robison,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 May 2025
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Who is a time waster and who is your next biggest client?—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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For example, default settings for focus time added blocking of sites in the categories Shopping, Tabloids, and Time wasters.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
13 Jan. 2025
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“Destroyer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/destroyer. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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