ruinates

verb

present tense third-person singular of ruinate
as in destroys

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ruinates
  1. destroys
  2. pulls down
  3. ruins
  4. wrecks
  5. flattens
  6. tears down
  7. pulverizes
  8. takes down
Verb
  • T cells, a type of immune cell that detects and destroys infected or abnormal cells, normally perform this inspection.
    — William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The white dwarf emits radiation and produces a giant gas bubble—the lion’s face—that destroys dust in its path.
    — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of destroys
Verb
  • As the person filming the incident asks what’s going on, the male agent pulls down his hoodie.
    — Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 17 July 2026
  • Rookie Bill Russell scores 19 points and pulls down a game-high 32 rebounds.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
Definition of pulls down
Verb
  • The Carhartt Mansion ruins in Rock Hill are the remains of a lavish 1909 homestead built by workwear founder Hamilton Carhartt, who once owned three miles of land along the Catawba River.
    — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 7 Aug. 2026
  • That’s because even ordinary winds – and far worse, storms and earthquakes – cause tall buildings to sway, which ruins people’s concentration, wrecks their mood, and even exhausts them.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 July 2026
Definition of ruins
Verb
  • That’s because even ordinary winds – and far worse, storms and earthquakes – cause tall buildings to sway, which ruins people’s concentration, wrecks their mood, and even exhausts them.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 July 2026
  • As is the case with the Delta Aquarids, the moon, only one day past full, unfortunately, wrecks any chances of getting any decent views this year.
    — Joe Rao, Space.com, 18 July 2026
Definition of wrecks
Verb
  • Catherine flattens him in the kitchen, burying her death syringe in his eyeball.
    — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
  • When every review begins with something real that can be modified in the room, the layers that existed to summarize and relay lose their function, and the structure flattens without a reorganization memo.
    — Andrew Sorohan, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of flattens
Verb
  • In theory, this system will punish any team that deliberately tears down its roster in an attempt to lose as many games as possible.
    — Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • Even in moments of disagreement, we are called to speak with charity and to seek dialogue that builds up, rather than tears down.
    — Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
Definition of tears down
Verb
  • The biggest reason why is the Gators’ four-man meat grinder of a frontcourt, which pulverizes opponents defensively and on the offensive glass.
    — Brendan Marks, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Definition of pulverizes
Verb
  • The trio rebuild the tower and Guerrero goes up again, pulling the line for about four minutes more before the group takes down the tower, wheels the cart away from the window and walks away.
    — John Annese, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Kennedale takes down Van Alstyne Senior guards Jacoby Lovings and Trey Smith scored 14 and 11 points, respectively, as Kennedale defeated Van Alstyne 60-47 in a Class 4A Division II area-round game on Friday at Little Elm Braswell High School.
    — Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Feb. 2026
Definition of takes down
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