Destroy
Destroy verb - To bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of.
Usage example: their poor scores on the final exam destroyed any chance they might have had to pass the course
Form
Form verb - To bring into being by combining, shaping, or transforming materials.
Usage example: formed the pot out of the clay
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Meanwhile, Saki and Airan discuss the fact that Saki could potentially turn into his Ruffian form and destroy the rest of the world, as well as mentioning their future child.
Source: Video Game / Sin and Punishment - In season 1 of Omniverse, Malware somehow manages to destroy Ben's alien form Feedback (despite the form being basically just DNA inside the Omnitrix).
Source: Voodoo Shark -
Fastball Special: Reversal: Instead of slow and strong Heroman throwing the smaller and faster Joey, Joey throws Heroman in his toy form to destroy the vines.
Source: Manga / Heroman
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Form and Destroy. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/destroy/form
Destroy & Form. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/destroy/form>.
Form or Destroy. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/destroy/form.
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