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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But in the last few years, an explosion of warehouse development has wiped out farmland and open space. Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2023 Across the industry Profits are getting wiped out across the whole chip industry, owing to excess inventories among manufacturers and retailers and a drop in demand for PCs, smartphones, and consumer electronics. Bynicholas Gordon, Fortune, 1 Feb. 2023 Tens of billions of dollars in value has been wiped out, including during the days when the company was soliciting bids for its offering, the largest of its kind in India. Alex Travelli, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2023 After the weather forced 30 flights to be canceled at San Antonio International on Tuesday, more than two dozen Wednesday flights already had been wiped out by Tuesday evening, according to tracking service FlightAware. Megan Rodriguez, San Antonio Express-News, 31 Jan. 2023 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 12 Dec. 2024.

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