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 Millennium Seek Bank was set up 25 years ago to save them before they’re wiped out by climate and environmental pressures. Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025 And a long gainer was wiped out by a late holding call. John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Oct. 2025 Thought to have been caused by the impact of a massive asteroid into Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula, the K–Pg event wiped out around three-quarters of all species of plants and animals. Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025 Entire circles of thought have been wiped out. Mohammed R. Mhawish, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 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 27 Oct. 2025.

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