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be destroyed

VERB
fall
Synonyms
STRONGEST
die drop give up go down slump
STRONG
bend capitulate obey perish resign submit succumb yield
WEAK
back down be casualty be killed be lost be taken defer to eat dirt fall to pieces give in give way go under lie down pass into enemy hands
Antonyms
STRONG
fight
WEAK
advance overcome overthrow win
VERB
perish
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cease crumble disappear disintegrate pass away rot succumb vanish wither
STRONG
collapse corrupt croak decease decompose demise depart end expire fall go pass waste
WEAK
OD be killed be lost bite the dust break down buy the farm check out give up the ghost go under kick the bucket lose life pass on
Antonyms
STRONGEST
appear arrive build grow
STRONG
be born bear begin commence create improve rise start stay
WEAK
give birth revive

Example Sentences

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Millwall said the council confirmed any remaining copies of the booklet they have will be destroyed and no more copies will be made and distributed.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

But when Jobs returned, they received a call informing them that the off-site warehouse where they stashed documents and products would be shuttered in 24 hours—and anything that wasn’t preserved would be destroyed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The affidavits were initially sealed upon request of the Imperial County Sheriff’s Office; there was concern if details of the investigation were disclosed, evidence could be destroyed.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

“Our whole purpose was to give people a place safer than the street, where the stuff wouldn’t be destroyed by the city.”

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

How could anything less deserve to be destroyed?

From "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer