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ruins

noun as in buildings that are dilapidated

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As the film progresses, they journey through architectural ruins that are often difficult to place.

As players led a brawny ape and a cartwheeling monkey through jungles, ancient ruins and snowscapes, they were treated to a musical smorgasbord of atmospheric tunes.

All that is left of the residential building in Beit Lahia is a pile of rubble, with broken concrete and jagged shards of twisted metal sticking out from the ruins.

From BBC

"The facade may be solid, but behind it lies a field of ruins."

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Scientists have discovered thousands of ancient Mayan buildings, including the ruins of a large city, in southern Mexico.

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

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