wreak devastation

Frequency: 7.111.2 per million words

A more literary or dramatic way to say 'cause destruction'.

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  • A powerful hurricane can wreak devastation on coastal communities.
  • The invading army wreaked devastation across the entire country.
  • Experts fear the new policy will wreak devastation on the agricultural sector.
  • The betrayal had wreaked devastation on her emotional well-being.
  • The plague was wreaking devastation throughout Europe in the 14th century.
  • Unchecked industrial pollution has wreaked devastation on the local ecosystem.
  • Such a conflict could wreak devastation on a global scale.
  • The wildfire wreaked devastation as it tore through the ancient forest.
  • The stock market crash wreaked devastation on countless families' savings.
  • The storm's final act was to wreak devastation across the valley.