Definitions
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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
ruin .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective doomed to extinction
- adjective destroyed physically or morally
- adjective brought to ruin
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Examples
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Alan took a chip in the neck and it opened up a small cut that nevertheless bled copiously and ruined, * ruined* his favorite T-shirt, with Snoopy sitting atop his doghouse in an aviator's helmet, firing an imaginary machine gun at the cursed Red Baron.
Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town Cory Doctorow
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Badly chosen baby names can lead to low self-esteem, low education and more smoking: study Most people would rather be single than date someone with an 'unfortunate' name, research shows Amanda Mikelberg / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Think your name ruined your life?
NYDN Rss AMANDA MIKELBERG 2012
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He was innocent of the first problem; the rain ruined their scheduled activities at the new park, a square block of reclaimed grassland from the surrounding urban waste.
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Transformers was good … maybe it was not as some people expected … but still a good movie … shero on May 29, 2008 meh, to say he (Ratner) ruined the X-men franchise is excessive, in my humbled opinion those movies were ruined from the start and Bryan Singer is overrated.
Brett Ratner Directing Beverly Hills Cop IV With Eddie Murphy « FirstShowing.net 2008
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Because yes, I've been away, and while we're on it - they friggin 'ruined the Enchanted Tiki House.
Archive 2008-12-01 Lou Anders 2008
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Because yes, I've been away, and while we're on it - they friggin 'ruined the Enchanted Tiki House.
Overdue Roundup Lou Anders 2008
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They've once again ruined a great piece of children's literature by 'dumbing down' the material for kids. lilme
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Women who commune with trees and others in ruined temples are best avoided.
Superhero Prose Fiction: Northwest Smith - 10 The Tree Of Life Blue Tyson 2008
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Women who commune with trees and others in ruined temples are best avoided.
Superhero Prose Fiction: Jirel and Northwest Smith - Black Gods and Scarlet Dreams Blue Tyson 2008
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Women who commune with trees and others in ruined temples are best avoided.
Superhero Prose Fiction: Northwest Smith - Shambleau Blue Tyson 2008
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