Destroy
Destroy verb - To bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of.
Work for
Work for verb - To be a servant for.
Both terms in one sentence
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In a villain example, before Frieza unleashed half of his power, he offers Goku the chance to come work for him, saying it would be ashamed to destroy such talent.
Source: Don't Make Me Destroy You - You have one chance to redeem them, but at this point it's better to just destroy their self-sustaining bunker and force the scientists to work for various, better-strategized factions instead.
Source: Vestigial Empire -
So he arranged for Starro to destroy his planet in exchange for letting him (the Hunter) work for him.
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Work for and Destroy. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/destroy/work_for
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