despoilments

noun

plural of despoilment
1
as in depredations

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as in embezzlements

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  1. depredations
  2. misuses
  3. decimations
  4. takeovers
  5. ruins
  6. expropriations
  7. annihilations
  8. assumptions
Noun
  • That compares with 21 depredations by wolves so far this year, with about $25,000 paid to ranchers whose cattle were killed by wolves.
    — Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The number of depredations in Catron County is declining, even though wolf populations are growing, KUNM found.
    — Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of depredations
Noun
  • District Attorney Amy Wren said there were more than 25,000 misuses of official information.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther said the city will undergo a third-party audit to identify any further misuses.
    — Kenny Jacoby, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of misuses
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  • The company also has Fox Nation, a subscription streamer featuring lifestyle and other programming substantially designed to appeal to superfans of Fox News Channel, long the biggest of the 24/7 news operations but facing cord-cutting’s decimations like all its cable brethren.
    — David Bloom, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Definition of decimations
Noun
  • From weeknight dinner takeovers to weekend festivals, here are some of the hottest metro Atlanta pop-ups to catch this week.
    — Sam Flemming, AJC.com, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Bloys is a near 25-year veteran of HBO who has steered TV’s most prestigious brand through choppy waters and three massive corporate takeovers in eight years.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of takeovers
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  • Archaeologists and historians tell their stories from the ambition and ingenuity that made them, to the conflict and catastrophe that transformed them into the ruins of today.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Gaza lies in ruins, with more than 74,000 Palestinians reported killed, yet many Israelis say the world overlooks their losses and rarely hear Palestinian voices.
    — Cara Anna, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of ruins
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  • Major oil companies remain wary after past expropriations and weak legal protections.
    — Tibisay Zea, Christian Science Monitor, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Production later climbed above 3 million barrels a day before decades of neglect, corruption, expropriations, economic collapse and US sanctions sent output plunging.
    — Fabiola Zerpa, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of expropriations
Noun
  • The investigation described family annihilations as among the most extreme forms of domestic violence.
    — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 14 July 2026
Definition of annihilations
Noun
  • This moment captures a tension that Said faced in battling assumptions that deep political engagement somehow foreclosed the possibility of other interests.
    — Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Teams can test assumptions, gather feedback and decide whether an idea deserves another iteration or should be left behind.
    — Stephen Clark, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026
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“Despoilments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/despoilments. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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