By decimation and a tythed death; / If thy Reuenges hunger for that Food, / Which Nature loathes, take thou the deſtin'd tenth, […]
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Decimation
Synonyms for "decimation" (44 found)
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Closest matches (9)
Strong matches (13)
Noun(3 words)
Related words (22)
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7 entriesRoman decimationeconomic decimationgenetic decimationhabitat decimationmilitary decimationpollinator decimationpopulation decimation
Collocations
6 entriesdecimation factordecimation rateecological decimationeconomic decimationmass decimationpopulation decimation
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
3 entriesTranslations
1 translations across 1 languages.
Finnish
1 entries- desimointi noun (creation of a new sequence comprising every nth element of the original)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
And the vvhole Army had cauſe to enquire into their own Rebellions, vvhen they ſavv the Lord of Hoſts, vvith a dreadful Decimation, taking off ſo many of our Brethren by the vvorſt of Executioners.
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General Secretary Mick Lynch said: "It is crystal clear that the planned cutbacks on ScotRail and SWR are just the tip of the iceberg, as cynical employers use the cloak of COVID-19 to smuggle through the decimation of jobs and services on Britain's railways.
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