Delete and Ruin

Delete

Delete verb - To show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it.

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Ruin and delete are semantically related in destroy topic. In some cases you can use "Ruin" instead a verb "Delete".

Nearby Words: deletion, deleted, deleting, deleter

Ruin verb - To cause to lose one's fortune and become unable to pay one's debts.

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Delete and ruin are semantically related in destroy topic. Sometimes you can use "Delete" instead a verb "Ruin".

Nearby Words: ruined, ruination, ruinous, ruining, ruinously

character	delete character	ruin character
work	delete work	ruin work
someone	delete someone	ruin someone
effect	delete effect	ruin effect
Other words: characters, world, game, song, games.

Godzilla Threshold: Each of the chains binding Okeshida causes plague and ruin when broken, but Anthem has to break them all or the world will be overrun by demons spawned by the karma system that only Okeshida can delete.

Source: Webcomic / The Water Phoenix King
Two entries of the Nintendo Wars series, Dual Strike and Days of Ruin, both feature a medal system that fits under this and medals that require you to intentionally get bad ranks or delete your own units.

Source: Cosmetic Award

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