Destroy
Destroy verb - To bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of.
Spawn
Spawn verb - To be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind).
Usage example: these artists spawned a whole new movement in painting
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- The massive explosions destroy not only the nightmarish technological spawn but also the people who live there.
Source: Creator / Andrey Livadny -
Their ship spawn in systems out of sensor range and are damn difficult to destroy in early stages.
Source: Space Pirates -
The hero must enter and destroy the Sin Hearts that continually spawn Azmodan's minions.
Source: Hellgate
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Spawn and Destroy. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/destroy/spawn
Destroy & Spawn. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/destroy/spawn>.
Spawn or Destroy. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/destroy/spawn.
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