depredation

noun

Definition of depredationnext
as in extermination
formal a usually violent act in which something is damaged or destroyed or in which a person or animal is killed The town had somehow escaped the depredations of enemy soldiers.

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  1. destruction
  2. extinction
  3. slaughter
  4. massacre
Noun
  • Teddy and Andy Leonard, owners of the Reel Inn, confirmed the destruction of their restaurant on Instagram, and stated that all of their restaurant staff were safe.
    Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
  • The 2025 Field & Stream lineup comes after last year’s festival (which was to be its inaugural year) was postponed due to the destruction Hurricane Helene brought to the Carolinas and other states.
    Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of destruction
Noun
  • More than 40 percent of warm-water, reef-building coral species are at risk of extinction, the International Union for Conservation of Nature revealed this past November.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Today, their greatest threat is not humans entering their waters but the overfishing, habitat destruction, and climate change that push them closer to the brink of extinction.
    Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of extinction
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  • With dead-eyed thoroughness, their avatars kill around 100 characters a day — slaughters that simultaneously advance the siblings’ online progress and strengthen their real-life bond.
    Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
  • The events are loosely based on the Mountain Meadows Massacre, which saw Mormon militiamen of the Utah Territorial Militia, or Nauvoo Legion, slaughter at least 120 members of the Baker-Fancher wagon train.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of slaughter
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  • Here’s everything to know about the real-life massacre that inspired the six-episode series — and how faithful the dramatization is to the historical event.
    Emily Blackwood, People.com, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Moreover, although the 1921 report asserts that the massacre (then called a riot) was not the result of 'racial feeling,' perpetrators of the massacre overtly expressed and acted upon racial bias.
    Sabina Ghebremedhin, ABC News, 11 Jan. 2025
Definition of massacre
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