Borrow and Destroy

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Borrow verb - To take for one's own use (something originated by another).

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Destroy and borrow are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Destroy" instead a verb "Borrow".

Nearby Words: borrowing, borrower

Destroy verb - To bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of.

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Borrow and destroy are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Borrow" instead a verb "Destroy".

Nearby Words: destroyed, destroyer, destroying

It depicts the Spanish police as terribly inept compared to the mighty Yankees who could easily borrow/destroy/steal Spanish properties as if they're their own, and the Spaniards seem to treat the US president as their own (they don't)

Source: Useful Notes / Spain
It also allows him to borrow the powers of his lieutenants for particularly strong attacks, one of the few things that can destroy a Gigas.

Source: Manga / 12 Beast
Even Evil Has Standards: Eggman only wants to borrow the planet's energy to conquer it, and is shocked when he discovers the Deadly Six intend to destroy the world outright.

Source: Video Game / Sonic Lost World

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