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Present participle for to completely destroy or devastate

Present participle for to level or tear down a building or structure

Present participle for to destroy with a blast or explosive

Present participle for to overwhelmingly defeat in a contest

Present participle for to eat or devour, especially in a greedy or gluttonous manner

Present participle for to disprove or refute a statement, theory or belief

Present participle for to destroy or damage the value or quality of

Present participle for to burst or shatter violently and noisily

Present participle for to throw away (something unwanted or useless)

Present participle for to dishonor, degrade or discredit someone or something

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Verb

Present participle for to completely destroy or devastate

wiping off the map

wiping off the face of the earth

reducing to ruins

tearing to pieces

doing away with

wiping from the face of the earth

putting paid to

putting an end to

wreaking havoc on

committing genocide

cutting a swath through

putting a stop to

wiping off face of earth

destroying root and branch

blowing sky-high

removing all traces of

blowing to bits

burning to the ground

burning to a crisp

reducing to ashes

destroying by fire

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“With a weapon that size, Samael could demolish an entire planet.”

Verb

Present participle for to level or tear down a building or structure

razing to the ground

leaving in ruins

wreaking havoc on

leaving desolate

laying waste to

blowing to bits

blowing to pieces

wiping off the map

reducing to ruins

smashing to smithereens

pulling to pieces

making mincemeat of

knocking to pieces

wiping from the face of the earth

blowing sky-high

breaking into pieces

damaging beyond repair

taking to pieces

dashing to pieces

making desolate

wiping off the face of the earth

bringing to ruin

flying into pieces

going off with a bang

breaking to pieces

crushing to smithereens

breaking to smithereens

reducing to rubble

falling to pieces

falling to bits

running onto the rocks

putting out of commission

putting paid to

pulling to bits

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“Church authorities decided to demolish the building because it was proving too costly to maintain.”

Verb

Present participle for to destroy with a blast or explosive

blowing to bits

blowing to pieces

blowing a hole in

bringing to naught

putting paid to

putting the kibosh on

laying in ruins

bringing to ruin

bringing about the downfall of

putting out of action

putting out of commission

bringing to nothing

wreaking havoc upon

reducing to rubble

reducing to nothing

wreaking havoc on

leaving desolate

making a mess of

leaving in ruins

wreaking havoc with

bringing to nought

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“He escaped using a bomb to demolish part of the prison wall.”

Verb

Present participle for to overwhelmingly defeat in a contest

defeating utterly

making mincemeat of

wiping the floor with

taking to the cleaners

running rings around

giving someone a drubbing

turning inside out

winning a resounding victory over

giving someone a pasting

running rings round

bringing someone to their knees

triumphing over

blowing out of the water

walking all over

getting the better of

prevailing over

winning against

giving someone a hiding

putting an end to

pipping at the post

outmaneuvering^US

outmanoeuvring^UK

cracking down on

giving a drubbing to

gaining a victory over

putting a stop to

nipping in the bud

putting the kibosh on

running roughshod over

winning a victory over

putting paid to

wiping off the map

clamping down on

bringing to ruin

taking to cleaners

putting someone in their place

getting the upper hand

taking a stick to

licking the pants off

knocking the stuffing out of

running circles around

putting in the shade

gaining the advantage over

making a fool of

getting one up on

trampling underfoot

succeeding over

bringing to knees

coming out on top

rendering incapable

rendering powerless

rendering helpless

coming out on top of

gaining ascendancy over

gaining the upper hand over

getting the upper hand over

beating the daylights out of

lowering the boom on

putting to flight

cutting to pieces

throwing back in confusion

putting to rout

blowing out of water

defeating heavily

fixing one's wagon

cooking one's goose

wiping off the mat

putting the lid on

going one better than

doing better than

putting to shame

knocking spots off

gaining control of

bringing under the yoke

bearing down on

holding sway over

bringing to heel

keeping under thumb

beating the pants off

razing to the ground

gaining mastery over

putting the squeeze on

shooting ahead of

demoralizing^US

taking control of

taking possession of

being successful

gaining a victory

taking the crown

gaining mastery of

taking the honours

taking the prize

winning through

getting last laugh

winning hands down

prevailing against

taking the cake

carrying the day

demoralising^UK

driving underground

bringing to naught

putting kibosh on

reeling back in

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“Many had predicted that he would win, but no one predicted that he would demolish his rival so completely.”

Verb

Present participle for to eat or devour, especially in a greedy or gluttonous manner

getting outside of

pigging oneself on

eating hungrily

eating greedily

gorging oneself on

making short work of

gorging oneself

getting stuck into

stuffing your face

eating like a horse

making a pig of oneself

feeding one's face

swallowing hurriedly

swallowing whole

gourmandizing on

cramming oneself with

gorging oneself with

devouring greedily

eating heartily

pigging oneself

eating voraciously

eating to excess

stuffing oneself

wining and dining

shoveling it in

eating to your heart's content

eating your fill

making a pig of oneself on

eating sumptuously

faring sumptuously

overindulging in

having breakfast

breakfasting on

taking nourishment

partaking of food

eating between meals

taking as nourishment

relying on for nourishment

sustaining oneself of

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“So, you are duty-bound to go over to his site, finish all the free liquor, and help to demolish the birthday cake.”

Verb

Present participle for to disprove or refute a statement, theory or belief

shooting full of holes

blowing sky-high

giving the lie to

blowing out of the water

putting an end to

driving a coach and horses through

calling into question

poking holes in

shooting down in flames

showing to be false

blowing sky high

proving to be false

knocking the bottom out of

making a nonsense of

showing to be wrong

proving unsound

bringing to naught

picking holes in

proving impossible

putting paid to

cutting down to size

knocking bottom out of

finding unfounded

shooting holes in

knocking props out

proving to be wrong

knocking bottom out

taking wind out of sails

poking full of holes

taking down a peg

knocking props from under

disagreeing with

declaring untrue

dissenting from

flying in the face of

calling in question

disacknowledging

taking issue with

having bone to pick

protesting against

counterbalancing

conflicting with

running counter to

refusing to accept

showing in its true light

raising doubts about

putting under suspicion

casting doubt on

rendering null and void

saying the opposite of

giving thumbs down to

dissenting against

bandying words concerning

picking an argument with

arguing against

wondering about

hammering away at

taking a stand against

quibbling about

agitating against

putting up argument

arguing the pros and cons of

declaring to be untrue

contending over

having an argument about

backpedaling^US

backpedalling^UK

taking exception to

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“For this tradition, it is Plato's positive claims that are interesting, not just his insistence on argument to demolish the claims of others and to enable one's own understanding of others' positions.”

Verb

Present participle for to destroy or damage the value or quality of

making a mess of

blowing a hole in

putting the kibosh on

bringing to naught

playing havoc with

putting an end to

putting paid to

throwing a spanner in the works

throwing a monkey wrench in the works of

wreaking havoc on

putting a stop to

bringing to an end

putting the lid on

doing damage to

playing merry hell with

making a hash of

handling roughly

interfering with

causing detriment to

nipping in the bud

sealing the doom of

putting the skids under

doing mischief to

discolouring^UK

putting a damper on

driving a nail into the coffin of

destabilizing^US

delivering a blow to

prevailing over

destabilising^UK

detracting from

neutralizing^US

having an effect on

exerting influence on

having an impact on

neutralising^UK

putting at risk

rendering ineffective

working against

raining on someone's parade

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Verb

Present participle for to burst or shatter violently and noisily

Verb

Present participle for to throw away (something unwanted or useless)

Verb

Present participle for to dishonor, degrade or discredit someone or something

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