Destroy
Destroy verb - To bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of.
Fall to
Fall to verb - To take the first step in (a process or course of action).
Usage example: after some refreshments, she fell to working with renewed vigor
Both terms in one sentence
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The whole premise of the miniseries Wanted is that the villains don't fall to bickering and instead destroy all the heroes and take over the world.
Source: Legion of Doom - In StarCraft II, Vorazun is the one to voice the option to destroy her homeplanet, Shakuras, rather than let it fall to the Zerg.
Source: Where I Was Born and Razed -
Vaughn chooses to destroy the liberated city himself rather than allow it to fall to the rebels.
Source: Literature / Starship's Mage
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Fall to and Destroy. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/destroy/fall_to
Destroy & Fall to. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/destroy/fall_to>.
Fall to or Destroy. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/destroy/fall_to.
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