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decimated

verb as in destroy

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Hamas, decimated by the conflict in Gaza, could offer little serious help.

The fierce winds and storm surge that barrelled through here have decimated nearly everything, leaving roads unusable and a trail of destruction that has them increasingly desperate and isolated with no electricity or running water.

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He’s acted like a player on the field, like a quarterback, moving this right-wing agenda forward in ways that have decimated our representative democracy and our rights.

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Its historic leadership is decimated, its missile array largely destroyed and many of its midlevel commanders killed.

"And you know, the UK High Street is being decimated with closures."

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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