- present participle of devastate.
devastating
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“For six years, Melvin Noble’s family has lived with the devastating loss of their loved one,” Dallas County Dist.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2026
Communities like Kibera are already grappling with poor housing and rampant poverty, while parts of Somalia are already in the middle of a devastating drought.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026
In 1950 communist forces from North Korea invaded South Korea, triggering a war that exacted a devastating human and political toll.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026
Restoration work has begun at the site of a devastating wildfire in a national park.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026
They were devastating and primarily leveled both cities, but little was told to the public then except that a new kind of bomb had been used against the Japanese.
From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen
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