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An act of consuming agricultural resources (crops, livestock), especially as plunder

Present participle for to completely destroy, especially of a geographical area or region

Noun

An act of consuming agricultural resources (crops, livestock), especially as plunder

acts of destruction

razing to the ground

misappropriation

breaking and entering

purse-snatching

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Verb

Present participle for to completely destroy, especially of a geographical area or region

leaving in ruins

wreaking havoc on

leaving desolate

razing to the ground

laying waste to

bringing to naught

putting paid to

laying in ruins

putting the kibosh on

blowing a hole in

making desolate

cutting a swath through

committing genocide

moonlight requisitioning

playing mischief with

wiping off the map

reducing to nothing

making a mess of

bringing to nothing

wreaking havoc upon

bringing to ruin

reducing to rubble

putting out of action

putting out of commission

burning to the ground

burning to a crisp

reducing to ashes

destroying by fire

blowing to bits

wiping from the face of the earth

knocking to pieces

blowing to pieces

putting an end to

wiping off the face of the earth

neutralizing^US

neutralising^UK

reducing to ruins

playing havoc with

doing away with

blowing sky-high

rendering ineffective

jeopardizing^US

interfering with

bringing to an end

putting a stop to

putting the lid on

jeopardising^UK

putting at risk

playing merry hell with

causing detriment to

throwing a spanner in the works

throwing a monkey wrench in the works of

dashing to pieces

damaging beyond repair

making of no use or value

destabilizing^US

bringing about the downfall of

wreaking havoc with

nipping in the bud

handling roughly

putting the skids under

bringing to nought

inconveniencing

sealing the doom of

destabilising^UK

detracting from

running onto the rocks

doing mischief to

demoralizing^US

throwing a monkey wrench into

destroying root and branch

removing all traces of

wiping off face of earth

demoralising^UK

discolouring^UK

doing damage to

bringing someone to their knees

working against

driving a nail into the coffin of

raining on someone's parade

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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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Nearby Words

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laying too much emphasis on

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