9
eradicate(verb, end, ruin, destroy, crush)
9
devour(verb, remove, ruin, defeat, destroy)
9
overwhelm(verb, beat, ruin, defeat, destroy)
8
obliterate(verb, remove, ruin, destroy, crush)
7
consume(verb, end, ruin, defeat, destroy)
7
decimate(verb, break, remove, ruin, destroy)
7
kill(verb, upset, end, beat, ruin)
7
pulverize(verb, remove, ruin, destroy, crush)
7
strip(verb, ruin, destroy, damage, waste)
7
vandalize(verb, break, ruin, destroy, damage)
7
wipe out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, end, ruin)
6
depredate(verb, bother, ruin, destroy, crush)
6
desecrate(verb, ruin, destroy, crush, damage)
6
exterminate(verb, end, ruin, defeat, destroy)
6
extirpate(verb, end, ruin, destroy, crush)
6
gut(verb, end, ruin, destroy, crush)
6
raid(verb, attack, ruin, destroy, damage)
5
blast(noun, verb, destruction)
5
confound(verb, upset, beat, destroy, overcome)
5
lay waste to(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, insult)
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