destroyer
noun
de·stroy·er
di-ˈstrȯi(-ə)r 
dē-
1
: one that destroys
2
: a small fast warship used especially to support larger vessels and usually armed with guns, depth charges, torpedoes, and often guided missiles
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The pamphlet describes alcohol as a destroyer of families.
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Pentagon officials earlier said that B-52 long-range bombers, along with more destroyers, fighter squadrons and tankers, would be deployed to the region to deter Iran and its militant allies.
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Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 3 Nov. 2024
Major General Pat Ryder, the Pentagon press secretary, said that further destroyers, fighter squadrons, tankers and B-52 long-range bombers would be sent to the Middle East to deter Iran and its allies from conducting more attacks.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
Austin ordered additional ballistic missile defense destroyers, a fighter squadron and tanker aircraft, and several Air Force B-52 long-range strike bombers to the region, press secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder said in a statement.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 1 Nov. 2024
Marissa Mayer didn’t say AI is Death, destroyer of worlds or even AI needs ethical guardrails.
—Virginia Heffernan, WIRED, 17 Oct. 2024
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Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 3 Nov. 2024
Major General Pat Ryder, the Pentagon press secretary, said that further destroyers, fighter squadrons, tankers and B-52 long-range bombers would be sent to the Middle East to deter Iran and its allies from conducting more attacks.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
Austin ordered additional ballistic missile defense destroyers, a fighter squadron and tanker aircraft, and several Air Force B-52 long-range strike bombers to the region, press secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder said in a statement.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 1 Nov. 2024
Marissa Mayer didn’t say AI is Death, destroyer of worlds or even AI needs ethical guardrails.
—Virginia Heffernan, WIRED, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Destroyer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/destroyer. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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destroyer
noun
de·stroy·er
di-ˈstrȯi(-ə)r
1
: one that destroys
2
: a small fast warship armed with guns, depth charges, torpedoes, and often guided missiles
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