Devastate
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- As the host points out, jousting has no defense, so even a lucky, random strike can devastate an experienced jouster.
Source: Series / Full Metal Jousting -
The former can devastate large areas with Meteor Strike, while the latter control, respectively, a bear and a puppet.
Source: Video Game / Atlantica Online -
Precision F-Strike: When the villains decide they are going to devastate Metropolis, Superman replies, "Like Hell." A usually mild example but given Superman's status as a boy scout, it fits.
Source: Comic Book / Infinite Crisis
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Strike and Devastate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/devastate/strike
Devastate & Strike. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/devastate/strike>.
Strike or Devastate. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/devastate/strike.
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