1
as in eradicated
to destroy all traces of
the family's attempts to annihilate the roach population in their apartment had met with little success
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as in destroyed
to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of
the tornado simply annihilated the family's home
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as in bombed
to defeat by a large margin
we didn't just win; we absolutely annihilated them!
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Recent Examples of annihilated
Coming into work every day and watching your portfolio just absolutely get annihilated day after day while everyone’s getting annihilated is an experience that is a generational experience.
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Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
15 May 2026
Fatu annihilated Reigns with another vicious clothesline and tossed him shoulder-first into the steel ring post.
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Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
Mary is willing to be annihilated and remade.
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Mitch Therieau,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
Their radar is 100 percent annihilated.
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ABC News,
5 Apr. 2026
Their radar is 100% annihilated.
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James Powel,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
And when matter and antimatter particles meet, they are mutually annihilated.
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Robert Lea,
Space.com,
23 Mar. 2026
The two-time, reigning AL MVP had already annihilated a two-run home run in the first inning.
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Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
7 Mar. 2026
Yes, Riverdale Ridge annihilated every single Rocky Mountain Basketball league opponent and was hardly tested in state.
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Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
5 Mar. 2026
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
15 May 2026
Fatu annihilated Reigns with another vicious clothesline and tossed him shoulder-first into the steel ring post.
—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
Mary is willing to be annihilated and remade.
—
Mitch Therieau,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
Their radar is 100 percent annihilated.
—
ABC News,
5 Apr. 2026
Their radar is 100% annihilated.
—
James Powel,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
And when matter and antimatter particles meet, they are mutually annihilated.
—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
23 Mar. 2026
The two-time, reigning AL MVP had already annihilated a two-run home run in the first inning.
—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
7 Mar. 2026
Yes, Riverdale Ridge annihilated every single Rocky Mountain Basketball league opponent and was hardly tested in state.
—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
5 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for annihilated
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Decades after a deadly virus known as GRID was said to have eradicated homosexuality, a suburban family’s pristine life unravels the day their teenage son starts to uncover the truth.
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Health officials are warning that the New World screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite once thought eradicated from the US, has resurfaced and is threatening cattle, wildlife and pets.
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The second inferno killed 12 people, destroyed 6,500 structures across the Palisades and Malibu and cost billions in damage and insurance claims.
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In Paradise, California, a community destroyed by wildfire adopted the ‘Wildfire Prepared Home Standard’ as its mandatory rebuilding benchmark.
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Tehran has not allowed the IAEA access to its nuclear facilities bombed by Israel and the United States during a 12-day war in June 2025, according to a confidential IAEA report circulated to member states and seen by AP in February.
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Unfortunately, the mall was bombed three weeks ago in the early morning hours and destroyed by a missile, shuttering the business.
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The equalizing goal erased Sane’s early sting, which didn’t come without controversy.
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By the time the boundary issues were partially corrected in the 1960s, both the cemetery and the surrounding Black community had been largely erased from public memory.
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Its front-facing design deters pickpockets, while the water-resistant fabric protects your phone from surprise downpours or sweaty adventure days—because no one wants their phone ruined halfway through a trip.
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In practice, organic liquids like crude oil ruined everything.
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Haaland leaped and whipped a header toward the corner of the net — only for the goalkeeper to make a save.
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The menu features Mediterranean delicacies, starting with mezze like hummus, muhammara (a walnut and red pepper dip) and whipped feta spreads.
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In 1865, more than eight decades after Elizabeth Freeman defeated slavery in Massachusetts, the practice was finally abolished throughout the United States, though only after a civil war that cleaved the young nation and cost more than 600,000 lives.
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Every fifty years, all debt was abolished.
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When the new plant opens, Fiveash will eventually be decommissioned and demolished, but not right away.
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The existing residence was demolished, though plans to build a new house never moved forward.
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“Annihilated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annihilated. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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