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wiped out

adjective

Synonyms of wiped outnext
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 slump has wiped out more than $750 billion in the digital currency's total market value, CoinGecko shows. Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2025 The philosopher Toby Ord has claimed that humanity has a one-in-six chance of being wiped out this century, and the author Jared Diamond has argued that there is a 49 percent chance of doomsday arriving by 2050. Linda Kinstler, The Atlantic, 1 Dec. 2025 Canadiens forward Josh Anderson fell while trying to get back and protect his net, which wiped out Landeskog and helped the puck end up in the net. Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 29 Nov. 2025 Black wiped out The Miz with his signature Black Mass kick. Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 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 9 Dec. 2025.

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