massive damage
collocation in Englishmeaningsofmassiveanddamage
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massive
adjective
uk/ˈmæs.ɪv/us/ˈmæs.ɪv/
very large in size, amount, ...
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damage
noun
uk/ˈdæm.ɪdʒ/us/ˈdæm.ɪdʒ/
harm ...
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(Definition ofmassiveanddamagefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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In a major war we havemassivedamagecaused.
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We are doingmassivedamageto the third world by dumping all the surpluses at artificial prices.
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At other times they say that they are removing a pest that causesmassivedamage.
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Although it causedmassivedamageto property, it fortunately inflicted only minor injuries on people.
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My area has sufferedmassivedamage, and many claims were made.
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The slightest impact would causemassivedamageto such children.
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The issue could have festered for weeks, causing uncertainty andmassivedamageto the industry.
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They can causemassivedamageto these highly vulnerable species.
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The background is a destructive war which inflictedmassivedamageon our community.
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Most of the emphasis in the debate to date has been concentrated around fears ofmassivedamageto the countryside.
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Instead,massivedamagewas done to the industry in a way that was entirely unnecessary and unwarranted and without any industrial purpose.
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I recognise too, that the public feel deeply about themassivedamagethat has been done to mature trees.
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Our nuclear deterrent is small in comparison with the superpowers, but in absolute terms it can inflictmassivedamage.
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There are not many such people, but they domassivedamageto our democratic institutions, such as trade unions, which exist to represent ordinary people.
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They are the product of circumstances that either cannot continue, or cannot be allowed to continue, withoutmassivedamageto the real economy.
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In the story, a tsunami, brought about by climate change, causes an accident that results inmassivedamageto a nuclear power plant.
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Immense disruption was caused, withmassivedamageto property, including churches and schools.
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The hospital sufferedmassivedamageand the staff worked day and night to transfer patients.
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We have not had so much as a flicker of an apology for themassivedamagethat they will be causing to this country.
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Road maintenance is to be cut by £10 million, after themassivedamagecaused by our very harsh winter.
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