annihilated

past tense of annihilate
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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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Recent Examples of annihilated Instead, El Fasher was annihilated. Janine Di Giovanni, Vanity Fair, 25 June 2026 The boardwalk was annihilated up and down the peninsula, crushed into pieces and twisted up like a wooden snake. Curbed Editors, Curbed, 23 June 2026 Otherwise, you get annihilated. Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 22 June 2026 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. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for annihilated
Verb
  • The woes of airplane middle seats are soon to be eradicated for some United Airlines passengers.
    Mason Leib, ABC News, 14 July 2026
  • But before the thylacine was fully eradicated, 13 pups of the marsupial species were preserved in alcohol.
    Taylor Dotson, Scientific American, 10 July 2026
Verb
  • But just like all other houses in Collins First Nation, her home was completely destroyed by the fires.
    Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
  • The 1951 Flood claimed lives, destroyed homes and businesses, and scattered one of Kansas City’s largest Hispanic communities.
    Michelle Oliva-Espinosa, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2026
Verb
  • The Natanz site, where two of Iran's uranium enrichment plants were located, was bombed during the war started by the United States and Israel on February 28, and during last year's 12-day war.
    Catherine Cartier, USA Today, 22 July 2026
  • In Yemen, the Houthis (an Iranian proxy group) bombed Saudi Arabia's Abha International Airport.
    Jim Edwards, Fortune, 14 July 2026
Verb
  • Photographs capture her outline in the mud of a creek bank; in the snow blown against a tree trunk; in an arrangement of branches and flowers leaned against a tree; and in the sand on a beach, already being erased by the waves.
    Eliza Goodpasture, ARTnews.com, 15 July 2026
  • Lurker is an exceptional film about how social media has all but erased the boundaries between fans and celebrities.
    Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026
Verb
  • What once was a world of fellowship has been ruined, covered in a pall of fear.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 17 July 2026
  • Dial said his arrest went on his record and ruined his career as an investment broker.
    ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026
Verb
  • Banners of snow whipped horizontally from their dread summits.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 July 2026
  • In a large bowl place whipped dessert topping, crushed cookies, and chocolate sprinkles.
    Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 July 2026
Verb
  • In 2014, Pope Francis abolished the future use of the monsignor title — which denotes a specific honor — for most priests.
    Vivian Wilson, Twin Cities, 8 July 2026
  • Beijing eventually increased the limit to two children in 2015, then abolished the policy entirely in 2021.
    Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 7 July 2026
Verb
  • Audemard said two-thirds of those buildings collapsed, and everything in the complex will need to be demolished.
    Syra Ortiz-Blanes, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
  • The Rike Concert Hall in Tbilisi, Georgia, is set to be demolished.
    News Desk, Artforum, 21 July 2026

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“Annihilated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annihilated. Accessed 25 Jul. 2026.

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