devastate
Example Sentences
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Spiking memory prices will devastate the electronics market this year, analysts say.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026
Healthcare alone can devastate even carefully planned budgets.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026
What they uncovered would both shock and devastate Tyrone's family, who described his death as "horrific" and recalled Tyrone as being a "cuddly little baby bear".
From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026
Concern that artificial intelligence will devastate software companies’ businesses are unfounded, William Blair says, arguing that there are multiple opportunities for the sector to bounce back.
From Barron's • Jan. 15, 2026
His tears now devastate me even more than listening to his entire story.
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
Vocabulary lists containing devastate
List 5
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