exterminatory
adjective
ex·ter·mi·na·to·ry
ik-ˈstər-mə-nə-ˌtȯr-ē 
: of, relating to, or marked by extermination
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In Unworthy Republic, Claudio Saunt, a historian at the University of Georgia, offers a damning synthesis of the federal betrayals, mass deportations, and exterminatory violence that defined the 1830s.
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Caitlin Fitz, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2020
Caitlin Fitz, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2020
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“Exterminatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exterminatory. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.
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