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destroyed - definition and meaning
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adjective destroy .adjective
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verb destroy .
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adjective adjective
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ARTICLE I. _That all plantations shall be totally destroyed , their cane and outbuildings burned, and railroad connections destroyed_.
Cuba, Old and New 1893
Now, however slight might be the value of the work in question destroyed , it is surely of startling interest to know that _work may be destroyed_, or worse still, defaced and tampered with, at the present moment in full London, with the joyous approval of the major part of the popular press.
The Gentle Art of Making Enemies James McNeill Whistler 1868
a case it was not improbable that the army might be destroyed as an organization, and there is a vast difference between a _destroyed_ army and a _defeated_ army.
Chancellorsville and Gettysburg Campaigns of the Civil War - VI Abner Doubleday 1856
The label destroyed John Kerry, and Romney's propensity to change his mind makes Kerry's switches look tame to the point of irrelevance.
the latest from teenvogue.com 2010
The label destroyed John Kerry, and Romney's propensity to change his mind makes Kerry's switches look tame to the point of irrelevance.
the latest from teenvogue.com 2010
It has also turned down agency requests to visit three other sites that the IAEA suspects are linked to what it describes as the destroyed reactor.
The Seattle Times 2011
It has also turned down agency requests to visit three other sites that the IAEA suspects are linked to what it describes as the destroyed reactor.
Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011
It has also turned down agency requests to visit three other sites that the IAEA suspects are linked to what it describes as the destroyed reactor.
StarTribune.com rss feed 2011
Watching everything you own get destroyed is a "surreal" feeling, House said.
From the ashes of Waldorf family's fire-ravaged home rises outpouring of neighborly support Nathan Rott 2010
Watching everything you own get destroyed is a "surreal" feeling, House said.
From the ashes of Waldorf family's fire-ravaged home rises outpouring of neighborly support Nathan Rott 2010
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