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
Remove is a synonym for destroy in disperse topic. In some cases you can use "Remove" instead a verb "Destroy".
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In order to get him past it, you need to figure out how to destroy or remove the symbol from the area.
Source: Video Game / The Last Guardian -
In Witchblade Masane tries to remove or destroy the eponymous implant / symbiont... that is, docile piece of jewellery transforming her at will into a Stripperiffic death machine capable of ripping tanks apart and surviving its explosion.
Source: Cursed with Awesome -
Big Damn Heroes: Danny when he clocks Beth's Dad in the head, allowing the rest of the warriors to remove and destroy his sticker.
Source: Web Animation / Bravest Warriors
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Remove and Destroy. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/destroy/remove
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