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be destroyed

VERB

fall

Synonyms

STRONGEST

die drop give up go down slump

STRONG

bend capitulate obey perish resign submit succumb yield

WEAK

back down be casualty be killed be lost be taken defer to eat dirt fall to pieces give in give way go under lie down pass into enemy hands

Antonyms

STRONG

fight

WEAK

advance overcome overthrow win

VERB

perish

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cease crumble disappear disintegrate pass away rot succumb vanish wither

STRONG

collapse corrupt croak decease decompose demise depart end expire fall go pass waste

WEAK

OD be killed be lost bite the dust break down buy the farm check out give up the ghost go under kick the bucket lose life pass on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

appear arrive build grow

STRONG

be born bear begin commence create improve rise start stay

WEAK

give birth revive

Example Sentences

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A World War Two bomb discovered at a building site in Plymouth will be destroyed in a controlled explosion on Friday.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

But when Jobs returned, they received a call informing them that the off-site warehouse where they stashed documents and products would be shuttered in 24 hours—and anything that wasn’t preserved would be destroyed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The affidavits were initially sealed upon request of the Imperial County Sheriff’s Office; there was concern if details of the investigation were disclosed, evidence could be destroyed.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

“Our whole purpose was to give people a place safer than the street, where the stuff wouldn’t be destroyed by the city.”

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

How could anything less deserve to be destroyed?

From "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer

be destroyed

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