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Decimated meaning
simple past and past participle of decimate
Using Decimated
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of decimate
- In the example corpus, decimated often appears in combinations such as: decimated by, decimated the, been decimated.
Context around Decimated
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 10 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Decimated
- In this selection, "decimated" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, party, populations, besieged, biodiversity, gerudo and economically stand out and add context to how "decimated" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 19 pandemic decimated the industry and a firestorm decimated the heart. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "decimated" sits close to words such as abandonment, algebraic and boating, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with decimated
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Bees are being decimated in Colorado,. (6 words)
Deltas decimated by saltwater,” Guterres said. (6 words)
At 19, she was diagnosed with an aggressive cancer that decimated her reproductive organs. (14 words)
As well as the moratorium on intensive poultry farming, they are calling for a ban on imported soya feed used on chicken farms, as they claim it’s production in South America has “decimated” biodiversity and communities there. (38 words)
Gov. Josh Green said Friday that most of West Maui will fully open Oct. 8 — exactly two months after a firestorm decimated the heart of Lahaina and killed at least 115 people. (32 words)
Although Israel had decimated the Egyptian and Syrian air forces within the first few hours of the six-day war, dislodging the Jordanian army from the West Bank required a miracle. (31 words)
Example sentences (20)
Although Israel had decimated the Egyptian and Syrian air forces within the first few hours of the six-day war, dislodging the Jordanian army from the West Bank required a miracle.
And so Modi’s party decimated the Congress party in Sunday’s elections, turning the country saffron again.
And the answer is: tax cuts for corporations and the rich and contracts for cronies, while public services have been decimated.
An estimated 2.9 million whales were killed during the 20th century, leaving global whale populations decimated and some species close to extinction.
As a result, the ray population exploded, and the scallop population—a delicacy for rays—was decimated along with scallop fisheries off the coast of North Carolina.
As well as the moratorium on intensive poultry farming, they are calling for a ban on imported soya feed used on chicken farms, as they claim it’s production in South America has “decimated” biodiversity and communities there.
At 19, she was diagnosed with an aggressive cancer that decimated her reproductive organs.
Bees are being decimated in Colorado,.
But, as if that threat wasn’t enough, she and her people are now facing another threat in the form of a sand shroud that has decimated Gerudo Town.
But the people who have been living in Gaza, blockaded, besieged, decimated economically and politically, have nothing to lose.
Coventry was decimated by bombing during the Second World War, mainly due to the large numbers of factories near the city and its proximity to the coast.
Decimated by injuries and suspensions, Newcastle's makeshift squad produced a wholehearted effort but were unable to prevent the NRL newcomers from winning their third straight game of this foundation campaign.
Deltas decimated by saltwater,” Guterres said.
Devastating wildfires on Maui have decimated communities on the Hawaiian island’s west side.
For many athletes, following up their best-ever year with a season almost entirely decimated by injury would be a devastating blow.
Gov. Josh Green said Friday that most of West Maui will fully open Oct. 8 — exactly two months after a firestorm decimated the heart of Lahaina and killed at least 115 people.
Hawaii’s governor on Wednesday added four more people to the list of those killed in a fire that decimated the town of Lahaina on Maui last week.
He’s been the hardest working man in show business this season, trying to get his team that’s been decimated by departures to attain the defensive structure necessary to succeed.
He stayed on as a consultant until the Covid-19 pandemic decimated the industry.
He stressed how he detested Hamas but 'I fear that Israel's actions will only foment greater anger among ordinary Palestinians as they see their families decimated, literally'.
Common combinations with decimated
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: