decimate
verb (used with object)
to kill or destroy a great number or proportion of.
has been decimating
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present perfect progressiveof decimate (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Until now, the devastating drought has been decimating corn and soybean crops in the southern Midwest and eastern Midwest in states such as Arkansas, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio and southern Illinois.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 16, 2012
The devastating drought has been decimating corn and soybean crops in the southern Midwest and eastern Midwest in states such as Arkansas, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio and southern Illinois.
From Reuters ● Jul. 16, 2012
