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decimated
[des-uh-mey-tid]
adjective
greatly reduced in number or amount, or having suffered great loss or harm.
The nonprofit agency has been struggling with a decimated staff and limited resources.
After the massive earthquake, the only way to reach the decimated villages was by helicopter.
verb
the simple past tense and past participle of decimate.
Word History and Origins
Origin of decimated1
Example Sentences
But Dutch elm disease, an invasive fungus spread by bark beetles to which the native trees had no defense, has decimated the elm by tens of millions across the continent.
Fugate’s appointment is the latest shock for an office that has been decimated since President Donald Trump returned to the White House and began remaking national security to give it a laser focus on immigration.
Their share prices are particularly badly affected because the president has both decimated their supply chain strategies, and also risks greatly impairing their brand image amongst global consumers.
But seeing the reality of it — especially up close here in Washington, DC, where so many patriotic public servants’ lives have been decimated by Trump’s attacks on our government institutions — has been very upsetting.
“Not sure I’ve ever seen their pitching so decimated,” an executive from a rival team said.
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