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At one extreme is the multibillionaire Sackler family, now synonymous with the ravages of its company Purdue Pharma’s signature drug, OxyContin.

From Time

It’s no secret that aerobic exercise can help stave off some of the ravages of aging.

Her eyes had become wide open to the ravages of the mindset that forced people to conform to set roles or else cast them out if they didn’t fit in.

From Time

As Covid-19 ravages, India’s stance as a global aid giver has shifted to one of receiving aid.

From Quartz

Finally, there were no effective flu vaccines to rescue the world from the ravages of the disease.

It also can ravage entire public health systems meant to bring children safely into the world.

For soon after the capture of Berwick town, Bruce detached a strong force to ravage the northern counties.

The horrible ravage of the Revolution has much defaced this town.

It is that you will spare one house in Italy from ravage and destruction.

If he will live in cities, she has ready the ravage of consumption.

From the graves they have made they shall rise up never,Who have left nought living to ravage and rend.

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On this page you'll find 127 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to ravage, such as: consume, damage, demolish, devastate, disrupt, and gut.

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

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