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laying waste

NOUN

depredation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

wasting

STRONG

burglary crime desecration desolation pillage plunder ransacking rapine ravaging robbery sacking spoliation stealing theft

WEAK

despoiling marauding

Antonyms

WEAK

boon construction goodness miracle wonder

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A 20-year-old chess prodigy is laying waste to the world’s top grandmasters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Comment: The hottest team in the conference takes the court in T Mobile Arena for the nightcap and wastes little time laying waste to the first of several victims.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 11, 2024

The sixth-wicket pair added 172 in 158 riotous balls, laying waste to the England bowling in the unbearable afternoon heat.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2024

When they are not gathering by the tens of millions and laying waste to whole landscapes, these insects lead meek, solitary lives in arid zones.

From New York Times • Feb. 14, 2024

Neither did he see a colossal earth goddess laying waste to the world.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan

laying waste

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