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Recent Examples of destroyer
Multiple destroyers are positioned in the nearby seas.
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Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 June 2025
Two more American destroyers are in the eastern Mediterranean Sea -- each equipped with missile defense systems capable of shooting down Iranian ballistic missiles.
—Shannon K. Kingston, ABC News, 17 June 2025
The New York Times reported Friday that the US is moving warships and other military assets into the region, including destroyers and fighter aircraft.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 14 June 2025
Satellite images taken Sunday by Maxar Technologies show the 5,000-ton destroyer, as yet unnamed, in a drydock in the port of Rajin, part of North Korea’s Rason special economic zone, which abuts its short border with Russia.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 9 June 2025
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Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 June 2025
Two more American destroyers are in the eastern Mediterranean Sea -- each equipped with missile defense systems capable of shooting down Iranian ballistic missiles.
—Shannon K. Kingston, ABC News, 17 June 2025
The New York Times reported Friday that the US is moving warships and other military assets into the region, including destroyers and fighter aircraft.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 14 June 2025
Satellite images taken Sunday by Maxar Technologies show the 5,000-ton destroyer, as yet unnamed, in a drydock in the port of Rajin, part of North Korea’s Rason special economic zone, which abuts its short border with Russia.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 9 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for destroyer
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The American warship is the only U.S. aircraft carrier currently positioned to help counter China.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 July 2025
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In the 1980s, U.S. warships escorted Kuwaiti oil tankers through the strait to protect them against Iranian attacks during the Iran-Iraq war.—
David McHugh,
Los Angeles Times,
23 June 2025
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First responders needed a wrecker to move the car and get Jones out, Judd said.—
Olivia Lloyd,
Miami Herald,
13 May 2025
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Graham is that good, a game wrecker on the interior of the defensive line who offers a special blend of quickness, strength and intelligence.—
Sean Hammond,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2025
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These preyed upon American merchantmen who either payed tribute or showed forged British passes.—
Thomas Wendel,
National Review,
4 July 2019
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The Navy already has ships in the fleet that are former merchantmen.—
Kyle Mizokami,
Popular Mechanics,
10 Jan. 2019
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Use a microfiber cloth or a non-abrasive sponge to gently scrub the knob.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
10 July 2025
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My hair absorbs leave in like a sponge, and this made my hair feel amazing.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
8 July 2025
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Otherwise Israel could, in theory, only chip at Fordo’s periphery—by destroying power sources, collapsing entrances or sending saboteurs—while uranium continues to be enriched below.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
18 June 2025
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These strands, which conduct information as pulses of light, have long been vulnerable to accidental damage by fishing trawlers and curious marine predators; more recently, there are fears that they’ve been targeted by saboteurs in the Baltic and the Taiwan Strait.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
19 May 2025
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This is no more outlandish than Carol’s flight to France by way of Greenland, or Daryl’s voyage on a massive freighter.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2025
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The company grew steadily over the next 50 years, buying its first seven Boeing 727s freighters after two years of lobbying led to Congress deregulating air cargo.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
22 June 2025
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For months, researchers returned to a single cave in southern China to collect an unusual kind of leech.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Miami Herald,
23 June 2025
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Ground Control is set deeper in the depths of the Quarry, where players pop leech pods like pimples to find irradiated pearls to shove into a cart.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
19 June 2025
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The biggest water waster, though, is cleaning during installation and use.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
13 Nov. 2014
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Who is a time waster and who is your next biggest client?—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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“Destroyer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/destroyer. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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