The word(s) "destroy" appears 103 time(s) in 96 verse(s) in Quran in Mohsin Khan translation.

(91) As for Thamud, they were destroyed by the awful cry!

(92) And as for 'Ad, they were destroyed by a furious violent wind!

(93) Which Allah imposed on them for seven nights and eight days in succession, so that you could see men lying overthrown (destroyed), as if they were hollow trunks of date-palms!

(94) Did We not destroy the ancients?

(95) Then they denied him and they killed it. So their Lord destroyed them because of their sin, and made them equal in destruction (i.e. all grades of people, rich and poor, strong and weak, etc.)!

(96) Have you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) not seen how your Lord dealt with the owners of the Elephant? [The Elephant army which came from Yemen under the command of Abrahah Al-Ashram intending to destroy the Ka'bah at Makkah].