Destroy and Sack

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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

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Sack is a synonym for destroy. In some cases you can use "Sack" instead a verb "Destroy".

Nearby Words: destroyed, destroyer, destroying

Sack verb - To let go from office, service, or employment.

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Destroy is a synonym for sack in activity topic. Sometimes you can use "Destroy" instead a verb "Sack", if it concerns topics such as plunder, raid.

Nearby Words: sacked, sacking, sackful

station	destroy station	sack station
village	destroy village	sack village
town	destroy town	sack town
city	destroy city	sack city
Other words: worlds, ships, cities.

Stupid Evil: Bayard and his forces cynically employ the fanatical Harrowers to help them destroy Perryn's army and sack Palinur.

Source: Literature / The Lighthouse Duet
And citadels to sack, of course, And temples to attack, of course, Children to annihilate, Priestesses to violate, Houses to destroy — hey!

Source: Rape, Pillage, and Burn
In The Bible, the Babylonians sack Jerusalem and destroy the Temple after the reign of King Zedekiah of Judah, and it is left in ruins until the time of the Medo-Persian Empire, when King Cyrus allows the Jewish people to return home and rebuild the Temple.

Source: Trash the Set

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