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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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China's navy has been operating farther afield and near Japanese territory with increasing frequency, the report said, noting that Chinese navy warships passing between islands in Japan's southwestern prefecture of Okinawa have tripled in number between 2021 and 2024.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 July 2025
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Iron Bottom Sound was called Savo Sound before World War II, but Allied sailors gave it its current moniker for the huge numbers of warships that sank in battle there.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
9 July 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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Spray the mixture onto your countertops and let the solution sit for 3-5 minutes before wiping it down with a soft sponge or cloth.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
22 July 2025
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These extended wait times alone could cause a child to miss out entirely on the benefits of intervention during the sponge years.—
Rachelle Rutherford,
Forbes.com,
18 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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Launched on Thursday, the space freighter is scheduled to dock to the Poisk module on Saturday (July 5).—
Robert Z. Pearlman,
Space.com,
4 July 2025
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The Manitoulin, a 663-foot freighter, became stranded on Wednesday, Jan. 22, when ice rapidly formed amid freezing temperatures off the Buffalo shoreline, the AP reports.—
David Chiu,
People.com,
25 Jan. 2025
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When the writer Mary Roach went to visit the Mütter offices, Hicks greeted her with one of his pet leeches hanging from his arm.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
23 June 2025
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Stay close to the leaders and lifters and move away from the loafers and leeches.—
Glenn Llopis,
Forbes.com,
31 May 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 30 Jul. 2025.
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