Destroy
To damage
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
- It's not an offence to show currency on British TV, but it is an offence to damage or destroy it.
Source: Stage Money -
Bomber Heavy fighter-sized craft, armed with big missiles (commonly called Torpedoes) to damage or destroy capital ships.
Source: Standard Sci-Fi Fleet -
In Brikwars, if you do enough damage to count as Overkill, you not only annihilate the thing you were aiming at, but the shot also goes on to damage or destroy whatever was behind your target.
Source: One-Hit Polykill
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To damage and Destroy. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/destroy/to_damage
Destroy & To damage. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/destroy/to_damage>.
To damage or Destroy. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/destroy/to_damage.
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