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
  • In the 50 years since then, they have been found 38 times and successfully eradicated each time.
    Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 24 July 2026
  • The health department says that the source has seemingly been eradicated.
    Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 22 July 2026
Verb
  • Residents of one village in the Gironde region of France returned to find their homes charred and destroyed by the wildfire which has ripped through them.
    Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 26 July 2026
  • Yet with a lack of funds, officials halted further work, leaving the stands partially destroyed and deserted.
    Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026
Verb
  • The Saudi Air Force bombed Sanaa Airport on July 13 after a Houthi delegation returning from former Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s funeral tried to land, violating the air blockade.
    Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 29 July 2026
  • The war ended after NATO bombed Serbia for 78 days in 1999, eventually forcing a withdrawal of its troops from the territory.
    ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026
Verb
  • Mora erased a 1-0 deficit with goals in the 56th and 67th minutes, giving him 48 in 145 regular-season appearances — third most in club history.
    ABC News, ABC News, 26 July 2026
  • The Angels erased deficits of 5-1 and 6-4 behind Vaughn Grissom’s game-tying two-run homer, only to be undone by a clutch Giants defensive gem and extra-innings rally.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026
Verb
  • Designed for maximum comfort, Pedi Couture’s toe separator sandals are practical and time-saving, ensuring pedicures don't get ruined.
    ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026
  • These folks had theirs ruined by the next shift of roaches, the five who died and the nine spotting living their lives.
    David J. Neal July 24, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
Verb
  • Three minutes later, Son put away a volley after Carles Gil stopped a ball at the end line and whipped a cross into the center of the box.
    Kamran Nia July 30, Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2026
  • Juan Rivera tried mate for the first time from his now wife Tiffany, who whipped it up for him while manning a beverage booth at a music festival.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026
Verb
  • Under the 1866 treaty, the tribe abolished slavery and granted citizenship to the formerly enslaved.
    ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
  • The Communist state was abolished in 1991, and the anti-Communist opposition swept to power in parliamentary elections a year later.
    Isaac Stanley-Becker, The Atlantic, 23 July 2026
Verb
  • The iconic outdoor mall still has a few places open before it is demolished.
    Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
  • Etna’s country prevails but is demolished in the process; its people and animals are left wrecked, hungry, and homeless.
    Rachel Vorona Cote, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026

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“Annihilated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annihilated. Accessed 1 Aug. 2026.

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