80 entries under destroy topic. ×

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extinguish(verb, remove, crush, kill)
2
knock off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, obscure)
2
obliterate(verb, remove, crush, eliminate)
2
raze(verb, remove, crush, kill)
2
rub out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, remove)
2
ruin(verb, crush, demolish, eradicate)
2
scratch(verb, remove, obscure, kill)
2
shoot down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, remove)
1
KO(verb, obscure, kill, eliminate)
1
X-out(verb, obscure, kill, eliminate)
1
abrogate(verb, crush, demolish, eradicate)
1
annul(verb, crush, demolish, eradicate)
1
ax(verb, obscure, kill, eliminate)
1
black out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, obscure)
1
blue pencil(verb, expression, obscure, kill)
1
bog(verb, obscure, kill, eliminate)
1
cancel(verb, obscure, kill, eliminate)
1
cover(verb, obscure, kill, eliminate)
1
crush(verb, demolish, eradicate, obliterate)
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decimate(verb, crush, demolish, eradicate)
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