In an ongoing battle for territory between humans and wild tigers, tigers are the biggest losers. Rapidly shrinking habitats and poaching are decimating their populations.
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Decimating
Synonyms for "decimating" (18 found)
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Noun(4 words)
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Noun(9 words)
downsampledownscaleexterminationhistorical punishmentmilitary punishmentpunitive reductionruinruinoussubsample
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12 entriesactdestroydestructiondiminishdownscaleharmhistorical practicemilitary punishmentphenomenonpracticeprocessreduce
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16 entriesRoman decimationancient punitive measureannihilationcatastrophic eventcrop decimationdepopulationdownsamplingextinctionextirpationhabitat decimationmassive losspopulation decimationrate reductionsubsamplingtemporal downsamplingwidespread ruin
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13 entriesdecimating actdecimating campaigndecimating datasetdecimating droughtdecimating effectdecimating effectsdecimating impactdecimating lossesdecimating policydecimating populationdecimating processdecimating ratedecimating resources
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Monkeys and apes play a crucial role in dispersing the seeds of fruit trees in tropical forests. But across the tropics, habitat loss and hunting are decimating local primate populations, and may be putting many tree species at risk.
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