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Recent Examples of annihilate The worst-case scenario, which seems highly unrealistic, is that ByteDance annihilates every U.S. account and video—a complete wiping of the memelog, the Fried Library of Alexandria deleted in a click. Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 17 Jan. 2025 There were seven Crusades, which cut down the flower of Europe’s nobility and annihilated innumerable poor serfs for a period of more than 150 years until 1270. Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 5 Dec. 2024 Why Red Bull struggled in 2024 In 2022 and 2023, Verstappen annihilated his rivals by winning 15 and 19 races out of the 22 in calendar respectively. Dan Cancian, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025 Yesterday’s pangrams were alighting, annihilating, halting, hightailing and lathing. David Leonhardt, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for annihilate 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for annihilate
Verb
  • Prions behave differently than viruses and bacteria and are virtually impossible to eradicate.
    Jim Robbin, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
  • In recent days the Trump administration and Musk have moved to eradicate the U.S. Agency for International Development, which is responsible for administering civilian foreign aid and development assistance worldwide.
    Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The Eaton fire happened on Jan. 7 and Allen’s house was destroyed, along with that of his assistant.
    Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2025
  • In addition to Meester and Brody, Cameron Mathison, Anna Faris, Ricki Lake, Cary Elwes and Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag were among the stars who confirmed that their homes were also destroyed.
    Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 8 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Maybe your motive was to overcome a particular phobia, say, or heal from a really bad breakup.
    Jenna Ryu, SELF, 11 Feb. 2025
  • Janis overcomes significant obstacles – embezzlement, record industry misogyny, homophobia, and heartbreak – to find love and produce an indelible body of searingly honest songs that earned her a devoted following and critical acclaim.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Those odds dropped slowly with each game Ovechkin missed due to a fractured left fibula until all progress from his hot streak was erased.
    Dom Luszczyszyn, The Athletic, 7 Feb. 2025
  • That’s surrender — to the idea that this is a zero-sum war where one side must be erased for the other to survive.
    Hen Mazzig, Sun Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • According to the El Cajon Boulevard Business Improvement Association, the restaurant was later demolished to make way for Interstate 805.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2025
  • The roof and several walls of her modest home have been demolished, leaving Jahjouh with just one room covered with a makeshift roof.
    Tareq Al Hilou, CNN, 5 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Lane said her family plans to bury Campos next to his father in Queens, New York.
    Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
  • Humans may easily trigger avalanches large enough to bury or injure a person.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The president, however, doesn’t have the authority to abolish the agency by executive order.
    Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2025
  • In 1981, President Reagan went on a crusade to abolish the NEA, with multiple plans to break it apart, ranging from an immediate halt to halving its budget.
    Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 1 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Some of Werfel’s friends thought that this metamorphosis had ruined his literary gift.
    Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
  • Valentine's Day is coming and most romantics don't plan to let inflation ruin their holiday.
    Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2025

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“Annihilate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annihilate. Accessed 14 Feb. 2025.

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