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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
devastate .
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Examples
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It "devastates" North's credibility, Miller declared last week.
Ollie's New Enemy 2008
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Barbour said his budget would make a relatively small cut to spending for public schools, but Cecil Brown of Jackson, the Democratic chairman of the House Education Committee, said Barbour's plan "devastates" education.
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Barbour said his budget would make a relatively small cut to spending for public schools, but Cecil Brown of Jackson, the Democratic chairman of the House Education Committee, said Barbour's plan "devastates" education.
Leader Call Homepage 2010
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Barbour said his budget would make a relatively small cut to spending for public schools, but Cecil Brown of Jackson, the Democratic chairman of the House Education Committee, said Barbour's plan "devastates" education.
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Hrm, wait … maybe "devastates" is too strong of a word but it sure as hell does something to me.
Snackie's World 2009
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If Rachel Maddow ever "devastates" anything but the truth, I hope someone here will let me know.
AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed Rachel Maddow, The Rachel Maddow Show 2009
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Care-related stress can cause poor health that strikes down caregivers just as surely as Alzheimer's devastates its victims.
Dr. Jon LaPook: Alzheimer's Disease: Avoiding The Biggest Mistake Dr. Jon LaPook 2011
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Care-related stress can cause poor health that strikes down caregivers just as surely as Alzheimer's devastates its victims.
Dr. Jon LaPook: Alzheimer's Disease: Avoiding The Biggest Mistake Dr. Jon LaPook 2011
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Jennifer Aniston devastates the international trichology community with her true feelings about the infamous "Rachel cut" she sported on Friends.
This week: Peter and Hazelmary Bull, Brian Cowen, Piers Morgan 2011
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In "Blink of an Eye," Mr. Cohen spins a fantastical tale of a nuclear device that devastates Savannah, Ga., forcing a too-good-for-Washington president and his indefatigable aide to fight the forces of reaction—those knuckle-dragging American religious fanatics desperate to pin the attack on Iranian religious fanatics.
The Tedium Is the Message Michael Moynihan 2011
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