Destroy and Stand up

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Destroy verb - To bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of.

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Stand up is an antonym for destroy.

Nearby Words: destroyed, destroyer, destroying

Stand up verb - To withstand scrutiny and gain acceptance or approval.

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Destroy is an antonym for stand up in topics: erect, build, raise, lift.

While nowhere near Nui's level, Sanageyama is able to stand up against attacks that effortlessly destroy One-Star, and likely a few Two-Star, uniform students with just a wooden sword, without his own uniform.

Source: Anime / Kill la Kill
In addition to being a tyrannical slavelord, he was perfectly willing to commit genocide, both on those who tried to stand up to him and on his own species to prevent any other unicorns from potentially trying to claim the throne, and to destroy parts of his own capital to quell possible rebellions.

Source: Fan Fic / Reality Checks Nyxverse

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