extensive destruction

collocation in English

meaningsofextensiveanddestruction

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extensive
adjective
uk
/ɪkˈsten.sɪv/us
/ɪkˈsten.sɪv/
covering a large area; having a ...
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destruction
noun[U]
uk
/dɪˈstrʌk.ʃən/us
/dɪˈstrʌk.ʃən/
the act of destroying something, or the fact of ...
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(Definition ofextensiveanddestructionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This leads toextensivedestructionof brain tissue and death of the animal.
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The intended exploitation will lead here to anextensivedestructionof the built environment, rural cultural landscapes and archaeological relics.
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Extensivedestructionof artisan type houses occurred during the last war.
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This can be seen from dozens of serious accidents all over the world, which have resulted in theextensivedestructionof nature, harm to health and also loss of life.
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Theextensivedestructionand displacement have resulted in a loss of livelihood and means of survival for countless women, men and children.
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The 1979 hurricanes caused over 40 deaths, 2,500 injuries, andextensivedestructionof housing and crops.
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Despite theextensivedestruction, several of the first floor built-in furnishings and both fireplaces survived the fire.
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Determining exactly what happened was made exceedingly difficult due toextensivedestructionof documents amounting to official censorship that began in the eighteenth-century by church officials and even archivists.
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Because of theextensivedestructionto residential neighborhoods by winds, flooding, and tornadoes in 2005, many of these disaster areas were suffering from an extreme housing shortage.
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If there isextensivedestructiona fasciotomy is needed, therefore it is generally accepted that the best way to cover these types of tissue defects is a free flap transplantation.
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