Definitions
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- v. Simple past tense and past participle of destroy.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- adj. p. p. of destroy.
- adj. destroyed physically or morally.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adj. destroyed physically or morally
- adj. spoiled or ruined or demolished
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Examples
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ARTICLE I. _That all plantations shall be totally destroyed, their cane and outbuildings burned, and railroad connections destroyed_.
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Now, however slight might be the value of the work in question destroyed, it is surely of startling interest to know that _work may be destroyed_, or worse still, defaced and tampered with, at the present moment in full London, with the joyous approval of the major part of the popular press.
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a case it was not improbable that the army might be destroyed as an organization, and there is a vast difference between a _destroyed_ army and a _defeated_ army.
Chancellorsville and Gettysburg Campaigns of the Civil War - VI
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The label destroyed John Kerry, and Romney's propensity to change his mind makes Kerry's switches look tame to the point of irrelevance.
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It has also turned down agency requests to visit three other sites that the IAEA suspects are linked to what it describes as the destroyed reactor.
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Watching everything you own get destroyed is a "surreal" feeling, House said.
From the ashes of Waldorf family's fire-ravaged home rises outpouring of neighborly support
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And the reason why these best are destroyed is because John Barleycorn stands on every highway and byway, accessible, law-protected, saluted by the policeman on the beat, speaking to them, leading them by the hand to the places where the good fellows and daring ones forgather and drink deep.
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In the chaos of the '90s, ships were broken up for metal and quick cash, replacing what was so easily destroyed is difficult and expensive.
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It seems to me that getting kicked out of your house and then having your house destroyed is not conducive to “normal life.”
Wonk Room » Netanyahu Spokesman: ‘Normal Life Must Continue’ In Settlements
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Despite the best efforts of some it seems that Ed has once again destroyed a good thread.
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