Extinction and Scourge

Extinction

Extinction noun - The state or fact of being rendered nonexistent, physically unsound, or useless.

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Scourge and extinction are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Scourge" instead a noun "Extinction".

Nearby Word: extinct

Scourge noun - A long thin or flexible tool for striking.

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Extinction and scourge are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Extinction" instead a noun "Scourge".

Nearby Words: scourged, scourging

actual	actual extinction	actual scourge
entire	entire extinction	entire scourge
great	great extinction	great scourge
bad	bad extinction	bad scourge
Other adjectives: potential, novel, supposed, oncoming.

Scourge, remembering the result of the Great Hyperspace War, in which the Sith were driven to near-extinction by the Jedi, realizes another war could well spell the end of the Empire.

Source: Heel Face Revolving Door / Literature
The war resulted in the creation of the Ork scourge (the Old Ones' desperate plan to fight against the Necrons and C'tan), the Old Ones' near extinction, and the corruption of the Realm of Souls into the nightmarish Warp and the birth of the first daemons.

Source: Aliens Are Bastards

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