devourer

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Recent Examples of devourer The famous 1796 Gilbert Stuart portrait of Washington, the town-devourer, his hand solemnly outstretched, hung in a frame near the entrance. Christopher Hooks, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026
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Noun
  • Seoul — North Korea on Tuesday commissioned its largest-ever warship, a 5,000-ton destroyer that military analysts say could give Pyongyang’s adversaries something more to think about in a time of crisis.
    Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 24 June 2026
  • The destroyer, named Choe Hyon, signals Kim’s efforts to expand Pyongyang’s military might at sea alongside the long-standing focus on his reclusive regime’s missile arsenal.
    Stella Kim, NBC news, 24 June 2026
Noun
  • Allow the solution to work for at least five minutes and, again, starting at the top of the door, scrub with a sponge.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 28 June 2026
  • Scrub the grates with an old rag or abrasive dish sponge and rinse well.
    Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 27 June 2026
Noun
  • The lightning-fast process leeches out flavor and compromises textures, and can produce bland, mushy results.
    Emily Saladino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 25 June 2026
  • The fact is that leeches are relished by everything from walleyes and bass to trout and all the panfish.
    Byron W. Dalrymple, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2026
Noun
  • Prediction markets, which allows users to speculate on various real-world events such as sports and even political outcomes, have been rising in popularity among investors.
    Justina Lee, CNBC, 24 June 2026
  • In a demonstration ahead of the product’s launch, NewsGuard COO Matt Skibinski showed how the chatbot debunked a piece of medical misinformation and guided the user to primary sources.
    Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 23 June 2026

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“Devourer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/devourer. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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