destruction

noun as in demolition, devastation

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annihilation, carnage, elimination, eradication, extermination, extinction, loss, massacre, murder, ruin, slaughter

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abolition, bane, crushing, dissolving, downfall, end, extinguishing, extirpation, havoc, invalidation, liquidation, overthrow, ravaging, ruination, sacking, shattering, slaying, subjugation, subversion, undoing, wreckage, wrecking

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abolishing, assassinating, crashing, disintegrating, disrupting, invalidating, subverting

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The destruction is not only confined to the capital Kathmandu - at least 300 local government offices across the nation have been damaged.

From BBC

Israel's offensive is gathering pace, with air strikes and the destruction of many buildings, including high rises that are symbols of Gaza City, which the IDF calls Hamas "terror towers".

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The IDF statement continued: "The destruction of civilian property by soldiers is contrary to IDF values. As a rule, incidents that deviate from IDF orders and values will be examined, investigated, and addressed by commanders."

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It’s a movie that tackles what it means for young people to volunteer for organized barbarism out of desperate need — as well as the consumption of their destruction as entertainment.

From Los Angeles Times

UN Secretary General António Guterres recently declared "the levels of death and destruction in Gaza are without parallel in recent times".

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