Destroying
Fatal and destroying are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Fatal" instead an adjective "Destroying".
Fatal
Fatal adjective - Bringing about ruin or misfortune.
Destroying and fatal are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Destroying" instead an adjective "Fatal".
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- In the first Thor, the currently mortal Thor offers a Take Me Instead to Loki to keep him from destroying the rest of New Mexico and everyone in it, and receives a fatal punch from the Destroyer as a result.
Source: Disney Death / Disney -
Nigh-Invulnerability: Fester is immune to fatal amounts of electricity and mansion-destroying explosions.
Source: Film / The Addams Family -
Perfect for the WWE Intercontinental Heavyweight Title at SummerSlam, but he suffered a near-fatal facial injury in a parasailing accident, destroying all the momentum he had.
Source: Wrestling / Brutus Beefcake
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