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Verb

To completely destroy, especially of a geographical area or region

raze to the ground

bring to naught

put the kibosh on

commit genocide

cut a swath through

play mischief with

moonlight requisition

wipe off the map

reduce to rubble

reduce to nothing

bring to nothing

wreak havoc upon

put out of commission

put out of action

burn to the ground

destroy by fire

reduce to ashes

burn to a crisp

wipe from the face of the earth

knock to pieces

make a Horlicks of

play havoc with

do something badly

bring someone to their knees

stand in the way of

upset the applecart

reduce to ruins

bring to an end

wipe off the face of the earth

put the stopper on

throw a spanner in the works

throw a monkey wrench in the works of

make a nonsense of

be detrimental to

cause detriment to

put the mockers on

put a spoke in someone's wheel

take wind out of

get the better of

make a pig's ear of

render ineffective

play merry hell with

make unattractive

rain on someone's parade

put a damper on

make a dog's dinner of

outmanoeuvre^UK

cook someone's goose

spike someone's guns

damage beyond repair

queer someone's pitch

give someone a drubbing

cramp one's style

take to cleaners

make mincemeat of

give someone a hiding

pip at the post

run roughshod over

run rings round

turn inside out

run rings around

make a botch of

win a victory over

blow out of the water

wipe the floor with

take to the cleaners

make of no use or value

bring about the downfall of

wreak havoc with

be a blot on the landscape

be the ruination of

bring to nought

set a bad example

throw a monkey wrench into

be prejudicial to

be disadvantageous to

put the skids under

seal the doom of

be deleterious to

distort the shape of

put a spanner in the works

bend out of shape

run onto the rocks

render null and void

give the run around

dash one's hope

throw monkey wrench in

cause the loss of

cause the sacrifice of

result in harm to

reduce to beggary

result in damage to

lead to the end of

cripple financially

strike at the foundations

knock off balance

drive a nail into the coffin of

take wind out of sails

have an effect on

have an impact on

exert influence on

smash to smithereens

break into pieces

cast gloom over

crush to smithereens

cast a gloom upon

bring a note of sadness to

take someone's life

give the coup de grâce

administer the coup de grâce

drive to the wall

move in for the kill

bring under the yoke

put the squeeze on

throw into chaos

turn topsy-turvy

throw into disorder

throw into confusion

have a negative effect on

have a negative impact on

be violent toward

knock the stuffing out of

take the wind out of your sails

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“Knowing that the body count was going to be considerably lower this time round I grabbed a ticket and prepared to watch Zebraman lay waste to criminal scum.”

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