devastate
Example Sentences
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The group's leader, Fernando Sanchez Castilla, a long-time plant employee who also serves as mayor of a nearby village, warns that shutting the facility would devastate dozens of surrounding communities.
From Barron's • May 4, 2026
Discovery, expressing fears the blockbuster merger would devastate the industry and shrink production jobs.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
Spiking memory prices will devastate the electronics market this year, analysts say.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026
Healthcare alone can devastate even carefully planned budgets.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026
Most commentators assumed that getting bronze on beam would devastate me, but in fact, I was over the moon.
From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles
Vocabulary lists containing devastate
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