- present participle of devastate.
devastating
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The Tour de France is done, Tadej Pogacar won for a fifth time, devastating the field, there weren’t a lot of surprises…
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
Two devastating wildfires that swept through California's Sierra Nevada in 2020 and 2021 killed thousands of giant sequoias.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 26, 2026
Pope Leo IV, in his prayers on Sunday, expressed solidarity with all those affected by the "devastating" Spanish and French fires and called on people to pray for them and for first responders.
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
"It's absolutely devastating for the local community and the wildlife," he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
It was a vintage Franklin performance, reminiscent of his bemused but devastating recommendations to the English government in 1770 about the surest means to take the decisive action guaranteed to destroy the British Empire.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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