as in to eradicate
to destroy all traces of
in a stroke, the March snowstorm obliterated our hopes for an early spring
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Recent Examples of obliterate
The war has displaced most of Gaza’s population, often multiple times, obliterated much of the territory’s urban landscape and left people overwhelmingly reliant on outside aid, which Israel has severely limited since the end of the latest ceasefire.
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Tia Goldenberg, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025
Still, the president claimed again that the sites were obliterated during a news conference.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 28 June 2025
The studio had cleared the location of my film Sanguine Season, I was told, completely obliterated all traces of it.
—Literary Hub, 26 June 2025
Those targets were obliterated, and the pilots should be given credit.
—Sonam Sheth
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
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Tia Goldenberg, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025
Still, the president claimed again that the sites were obliterated during a news conference.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 28 June 2025
The studio had cleared the location of my film Sanguine Season, I was told, completely obliterated all traces of it.
—Literary Hub, 26 June 2025
Those targets were obliterated, and the pilots should be given credit.
—Sonam Sheth
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for obliterate
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The fest was especially significant this year — the 50th anniversary of resettlement in the U.S. by refugees emanating from the Vietnam War, the Secret War in Laos and the Khmer Rouge genocide in Cambodia that attempted to eradicate artists, intellectuals and cultural bearers from society.—
Jia H. Jung,
Mercury News,
11 July 2025
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Measles was eradicated in the United States 25 years ago.—
Taylor Wilson,
USA Today,
10 July 2025
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Kurt's key takeaways The AI tattoo machine isn't here to erase tradition.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
14 July 2025
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And the push to exclude non-citizens from the next count is unconstitutional, deeply un-American and designed to erase entire communities.—
Genesis Robinson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 July 2025
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While Minnesota abolished the death penalty over a century ago, the federal murder charges carry a maximum penalty of capital punishment.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
9 July 2025
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Minnesota abolished its state death penalty in 1911.—
Steve Karnowski,
Los Angeles Times,
8 July 2025
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The lawsuit alleges that Merit Street’s business partner, Trinity Broadcasting of Fort Worth, destroyed its television network and forced the bankruptcy declaration.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 July 2025
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Grand Canyon Lodge North Rim wildfire: National Park Service says only hotel destroyed The Grand Canyon Lodge was the park's only hotel, according the National Park Service, with the next nearest lodgings roughly 18 miles away.—
John Tufts,
IndyStar,
14 July 2025
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“Obliterate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obliterate. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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