Collapsed
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The Red Ajah, the sorority among Aes Sedai devoted to hunting down male Channelers, almost collapsed when they discovered how they'd brought the distribution of magical talent down from 10% of the population to several thousand people.
Source: Lady Land - In Winter War, Captain Ukitake's Incurable Cough of Death has become significantly worse due to exposure to a chemical weapon, his best friend is MIA and probably taken captive, and the order he's devoted his life to has collapsed.
Source: Miles to Go Before I Sleep -
Within the work the Mayas are a collapsed civilization (which they were when the Conquistadors arrived.) The hidden pyramid is their last, secret hiding place, clearly already decrepit and neglected, with only a few dozen devoted guardians.
Source: Mayincatec
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Devoted and Collapsed. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/collapsed/devoted
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