Overrun and Ruin

Overrun

Overrun verb - To enter for conquest or plunder.

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Ruin and overrun are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ruin" instead a verb "Overrun".

Ruin verb - To bring destruction to (something) through violent action.

Usage example: tornadoes ruined a wide swath of the county

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Overrun and ruin are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Overrun" instead a verb "Ruin".

Nearby Words: ruined, ruination, ruinous, ruining, ruinously

The last parts of the game are all about retrieving the coordinates from an ancient Forerunner ruin before it's overrun by enemies, and taking the data to the Autumn in the hope that it will find something at the coordinates to help save humanity from total extinction.

Source: Fling a Light into the Future
Godzilla Threshold: Each of the chains binding Okeshida causes plague and ruin when broken, but Anthem has to break them all or the world will be overrun by demons spawned by the karma system that only Okeshida can delete.

Source: Webcomic / The Water Phoenix King

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