decimate
verb (used with object)
to kill or destroy a great number or proportion of.
will decimate
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future tenseof decimate.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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He also called concerns that AI will decimate jobs worldwide "complete nonsense".
From Barron's ● Jun. 1, 2026
Investors have also been piling into bond markets on fears that AI advances will decimate the job market, while hotter-than-expected producer prices have clouded hopes for Federal Reserve interest-rate cuts.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 28, 2026
"We are in an area of outstanding national beauty. It will decimate the local area, which relies a lot on tourism."
From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2025
The fishing industry and boaters fear that reducing freshwater flows through the delta will decimate salmon runs and worsen toxic algae that clog waterways in summer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2023
If we know that a certain step will decimate it ... clearly we have no right to take the step.
From Waste A Tragedy, In Four Acts by Harley Granville-Barker
