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Meanings of annihilative in English

Wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction.

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Examples for "devastating"
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Of course, that onetime injection has a devastating long-term cost: climate change.
NY Magazine
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The wrong words at the wrong time can create devastating emotional scars.
The Irish Times
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However, experts say this won't be enough to end the devastating war.
News.com.au
4
Lewis' verdict for the future of the global oil industry is devastating.
The Guardian
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This year is set to become the most devastating season since 2001.
Radio NZ
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As a result, he has withering contempt for environmentalists' opposition to fracking.
The Guardian
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The UK cannot afford another five years of a withering science base.
The Guardian
3
He was watching the telegram withering in the centre of the fire.
The Masquerader
4
The withering away of a large lead for Remain is a surprise.
The Guardian
5
The youth threw a withering glance in the direction of the speaker.
The Precipice: A Novel
1
In the summer, Urbina captured the city of Durango, annihilating the Federals.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 21 / The Recent Da...
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You would be doing the Führer a great favor by annihilating them.
The curse of deadman's forest
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Thus the chance of surprising and annihilating his army would be lost.
Wood Magic: A Fable
4
He never gained a battle without annihilating the force opposed to him.
Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1
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But slavery exists only by annihilating or monopolizing these rights and legacies.
The Conflict with Slavery / Part 1 from The Works of John Greenl...
Usage of annihilative in English
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Not annihilative, since Prag can hold out, though with prospect of famishing.
The World's Greatest Books — Volume 12 — Modern History
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And now she remembered that she had an annihilative weapon against him.... Had he led up to this subject on purpose?
V. V.'s Eyes
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Annihilative through the time