destruction
noun
de·struc·tion
di-ˈstrək-shən 
Examples of destruction in a Sentence
War results in death and widespread destruction.
We are trying to save the building from destruction.
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Now, some say artificial intelligence is ushering in a new era of creative destruction – but what exactly is being creatively destroyed, and what’s replacing it?
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Joe McKendrick, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Significant destruction was reported in Grinnell, Kansas, where homes were flattened, roads blocked and vehicles overturned.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 19 May 2025
He and other firefighters returning from distress calls described an apocalyptic level of destruction.
—Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 19 May 2025
Nineteen months of war, triggered by the October 7, 2023 Hamas attacks that killed approximately 1,200 people inside Israel and took some 250 captive, has resulted in over 50,000 Palestinian deaths and the destruction of much of Gaza—including the systems that fed residents during previous wars.
—Juwayriah Wright, Time, 19 May 2025
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Joe McKendrick, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Significant destruction was reported in Grinnell, Kansas, where homes were flattened, roads blocked and vehicles overturned.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 19 May 2025
He and other firefighters returning from distress calls described an apocalyptic level of destruction.
—Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 19 May 2025
Nineteen months of war, triggered by the October 7, 2023 Hamas attacks that killed approximately 1,200 people inside Israel and took some 250 captive, has resulted in over 50,000 Palestinian deaths and the destruction of much of Gaza—including the systems that fed residents during previous wars.
—Juwayriah Wright, Time, 19 May 2025
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“Destruction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/destruction. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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destruction
noun
de·struc·tion
di-ˈstrək-shən
1
: the state or fact of being destroyed : ruin
2
: the action or process of destroying something
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