destruction
noun
de·struc·tion
di-ˈstrək-shən 
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Examples of destruction in a Sentence
War results in death and widespread destruction.
We are trying to save the building from destruction.
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Should the mining authority approve the destruction plans, the forest owners will lodge a legal complaint, says René Schuster, an activist with the environmental group Green League.
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Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune Europe, 9 July 2024
The high court overturned lower courts that said the law could be applied to interfering with Congress’s election certification session, finding instead that it could only be used to charge the corrupt impairment or destruction of evidence such as records or documents.
—Spencer S. Hsu, Washington Post, 9 July 2024
Notch signaling has several important functions, including cell growth, cell differentiation, and apoptosis (cell destruction).
—Suchandrima Bhowmik, Health, 7 July 2024
If the character of a Palestinian state would be moderate, not militant, committed to the prosperity of its people, not to the destruction of its neighbors, then the likelihood of its creation would be far greater.
—Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 6 July 2024
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Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune Europe, 9 July 2024
The high court overturned lower courts that said the law could be applied to interfering with Congress’s election certification session, finding instead that it could only be used to charge the corrupt impairment or destruction of evidence such as records or documents.
—Spencer S. Hsu, Washington Post, 9 July 2024
Notch signaling has several important functions, including cell growth, cell differentiation, and apoptosis (cell destruction).
—Suchandrima Bhowmik, Health, 7 July 2024
If the character of a Palestinian state would be moderate, not militant, committed to the prosperity of its people, not to the destruction of its neighbors, then the likelihood of its creation would be far greater.
—Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 6 July 2024
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destruction
noun
de·struc·tion
di-ˈstrək-shən
1
: the state or fact of being destroyed : ruin
2
: the action or process of destroying something
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