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wiped out

adjective

1
slang : intoxicated, high
2
: extremely tired : exhausted

Examples of wiped out in a Sentence

I am completely wiped out. felt wiped out for several weeks after getting the flu
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The devastating Camp Fire, which wiped out cell towers and hampered emergency communication during critical hours, was on everyone’s minds as the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services worked to design the state’s future emergency communication system. William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 23 Nov. 2025 There were 26 penalty flags thrown and four touchdowns wiped out, three for Cherry Creek and one for Fairview. Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 23 Nov. 2025 Altogether, some half a trillion dollars in Bitcoin value has been wiped out. Emily Nicolle, Fortune, 23 Nov. 2025 And the neighborhood’s 30-foot building height limit would be wiped out in many areas to allow high-rise and mid-rise buildings that would range in height from 40 feet to 65 feet. David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for wiped out

Word History

First Known Use

1965, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of wiped out was in 1965

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“Wiped out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wiped%20out. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.

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