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decimated
verb as in destroy
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With Barghouti in jail, Abbas approaching 90 years of age, Hamas decimated and the West Bank in pieces, it's clear that Palestine lacks leadership and coherence.
Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said the healthcare system in Gaza had been "decimated and hospitals are no longer functioning" with severely ill children "unable to get the medical care they need to survive."
The Office of Legislation and Congressional Affairs was decimated from 50 employees to just three, severely hampering congressional assistance to constituents.
Violence comes where trust in the system is decimated, and where hope is ground to dust.
In January, crews struggled to contain a devastating firestorm that decimated portions of Altadena and the Pacific Palisades in Los Angeles.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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