Today’s “Word of the Day” is decimate and it is a verb meaning “to destroy or remove or kill a large number or proportion of something; to cause damage or destruction on a large scale”.
Example Sentence: In Michigan, U.S, where the Sanders campaign is running a TV ad featuring an autoworker who says his community has been “decimated” by free trade deals, Mr. Sanders attacked Mr. Biden for his support of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) in the 1990s.
This word is present in today’s The Hindu international news article Sanders attacks Biden’s record on trade and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Hindu
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