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 5-2 defeat has wiped out the good feeling around Xabi Alonso’s start as manager. Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025 Mexico built a hydroelectric dam, where these golden barrel cactuses live and in an instant their environment was destroyed and this species was almost wiped out. Eyder Peralta, NPR, 28 Sep. 2025 Two sisters rebuild a business in Asheville A year ago, Asheville Tea Company's original tea blends were scattered in North Carolina, where the business had been headquartered until Helene wiped out the facility. Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025 Survival Amid the Ashes Human populations living in close proximity to the Toba volcano were probably completely wiped out. The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 25 Sep. 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 6 Oct. 2025.

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