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do in(noun, verb, expression, phrasal verb, break)
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drain(noun, verb, break, reduce, ruin)
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exhaust(noun, verb, break, reduce, ruin)
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exterminate(verb, end, ruin, destroy, crush)
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extirpate(verb, end, ruin, destroy, crush)
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fleece(noun, verb, break, reduce, ruin)
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havoc(destroy, waste, spoil, sack, devastate)
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impoverish(noun, verb, break, reduce, ruin)
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incinerate(verb, destroy, annihilate)
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lay in ruins(verb, expression, idiom, break, defeat)
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maim(noun, verb, break, end, reduce)
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mar(noun, verb, break, end, reduce)
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maraud(verb, end, ruin, destroy, crush)
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mutilate(noun, verb, break, end, reduce)
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overturn(noun, verb, break, end, reduce)
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pauperize(noun, verb, break, reduce, ruin)
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