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Recent Examples of vaporize Here's how to fix it Hundreds of small businesses have been vaporized, and thousands of people have been forced to flee from the potential path of the fires. Peter Green, Quartz, 18 Jan. 2025 Glacial material could be vaporized in such a scenario, leading to ash emissions that could disrupt air travel. Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025 The battery powers it and will have either a coil or ceramic rod that vaporizes the cannabis oil or concentrate inside. Amplified Content Studio, The Mercury News, 2 Dec. 2024 With all that set, all that was left was to fire up the Z machine and vaporize some rock. John Timmer, Ars Technica, 24 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for vaporize
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  • Residents of states that have been impacted by this weekend's storms have posted photos online showing their homes destroyed by the tornadoes, with roofs fallen completely off, walls caved in and debris on lawns.
    Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 16 Mar. 2025
  • Taking on the role of a teenage boy named Chrono, players have to travel through time and assemble a team to stop a horrifying creature named Lavos from destroying the world.
    Hayes Madsen, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2025
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  • Many have long since been demolished or altered beyond recognition, but some of the most beautiful have miraculously kept their original structures and decoration intact.
    The New York Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
  • Some residential buildings have been demolished; a hole is punched into the side of a mosque; chunks of broken concrete now bare the inside of someone’s home to the outside world.
    Jeremy Diamond, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025
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  • During the 2020 election campaign, Trump said the AFFH rule would ruin the suburbs by forcing more affordable housing.
    Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 11 Mar. 2025
  • However, for some, gambling is an addiction that can ruin lives and families.
    Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2025
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  • The animated blockbuster, which has shattered box office records, will debut in the U.K. and Ireland on March 21, with previews beginning March 14.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Mar. 2025
  • Investigators say at least seven shots were fired, damaging three cars and shattering windows.
    Chris Isidore, CNN, 10 Mar. 2025
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  • Last year, parts of the U.S. were devastated by hurricanes such as Helene and Milton.
    Marshall Shepherd, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
  • The Asheville area was devastated in September by Hurricane Helene, with thousands of people displaced and businesses destroyed or temporarily closed.
    Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 14 Mar. 2025
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  • With the Trop's roof wrecked by Hurricane Milton, the Rays will play at Tampa's George M. Steinbrenner Field.
    Jeff Weiner, Axios, 10 Mar. 2025
  • A lot of people get too ambitious, head to the back tees, and end up absolutely wrecked by the course.
    David Hochman, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
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  • To Late April Close, CFO Says - Update RTL pointed to 2024 success stories including Oscar-winner Poor Things, hit Amazon YA series Maxton Hall, Kim Kardashian-produced doc Elizabeth Taylor: Rebel Superstar and U.S. entertainment smashes like Family Feud and The Farmer Wants A Wife.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Two people who were in the office area were hit as the vehicle smashed through the building, came out the other side and struck another vehicle, police said.
    Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 19 Mar. 2025

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“Vaporize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vaporize. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.

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