Destroy
Destroy verb - To bring destruction to (something) through violent action.
Usage example: wildfires destroyed thousands of acres in forests across the state
Overthrow is a synonym for destroy in defeat topic. In some cases you can use "Overthrow" instead a verb "Destroy", when it comes to topics like run, end, subvert.
Overthrow
Overthrow verb - Rule against.
Destroy is a synonym for overthrow in run topic. Sometimes you can use "Destroy" instead a verb "Overthrow", if it concerns topics such as end, subvert.
Nearby Words: overthrown, overthrowing
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- The Sand Village ninjas (particularly Gaara and company) start off as murderers conspiring with the current Big Bad to try and overthrow and destroy the Hidden Leaf Village.
Source: Easily Forgiven - In Chronicles of Harmony's End, Array conspires with Discord to overthrow Harmony (the only force keeping the two of them in line), believing he could destroy Discord himself.
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Hope Crusher: Because it was hope that lead Numbuh 0 to overthrow Grandfather, he intends to destroy, "anyone's hope of ever being a child again." Hope Springs Eternal: Grandfather knows kids with hope can still defeat him, which is why he sets out to find the Book of KND and destroy it.
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