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be devastating

verb

To ruin many or all things over a large area, such as most or all buildings of a city, or cities of a region, or trees of a forest.

synonyms

decimate
destroy
raze
ruin
waste

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That would be devastating.

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The Economist

The effects can be devastating.

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The New York Times

The outcomes can be devastating.

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The New York Times

"It's going to be devastating.

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The New York Times

Heavy losses would be devastating.

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The Economist

A refusal could be devastating.

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The Economist

It must be devastating.

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The New Yorker

Failure would be devastating.

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The New York Times

Either would be devastating.

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The New York Times

This must be devastating.

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The Guardian - Books

Missing games will be devastating for me.

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The New York Times - Sports
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