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destroyer

noun as in a swift armed surface vessel

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In his Charlottesville manifesto, he wrote, “We have the potential to become nature’s steward or its destroyer.”

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The US supported the defensive operation, firing interceptors from two naval destroyers in the eastern Mediterranean, alongside support from some European and Arab countries.

From BBC

Two Japanese destroyers visiting in February were instead told to dock at the nearby town of Sihanoukville.

From BBC

But Celtic don't really have a player who is made that way, a destroyer, a guy who can sense danger, a character who can - Lord forbid - let Brandt know he's there.

From BBC

Mitchell Johnson did similar too as he went from the butt of Barmy Army jokes to Ashes destroyer.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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