annihilating

present participle of annihilate
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as in destroying
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 annihilating Oh, and stopping the Soviets from annihilating the world. Vulture Editors, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2025 As a result, Israel preserved its existence without annihilating vast opposition forces. Andriy Zagorodnyuk, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2025 Sense-annihilating dreck has become a generational identity that these kids can claim as their own. Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 10 Sep. 2025 How is annihilating the world a good defensive measure? Zac Ntim, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025 An example of that is the suggestion that certain dark matter candidates could become trapped in neutron stars, gathering and gradually annihilating each other thus heating these stellar remnants. Robert Lea, Space.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for annihilating
Verb
  • Sixth-generation Texas rancher James Clement III told CNBC the key to eradicating the screwworm threat is years out.
    Lori Ann LaRocco, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Texas only gained 179 yards for the game, eradicating the good offensive vibes from the previous week.
    Seth Emerson, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Continue reading … HISTORY HYPOCRITES – Hawley turns tables on reporter when asked if White House renovation is destroying history.
    , FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Saving Denji’s life, Pochita and the young man make a deal to fuse, imbuing him with the ability to turn parts of his body into Devil-destroying chainsaws.
    Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Penix and London, along with Bijan Robinson, have been heavily involved in Atlanta's offense this season, so regardless of who the opponent is missing, overcoming the loss of your starting quarterback and leading pass catcher will be a tough task.
    Cameron Belcher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
  • But there's also a lot of stories of people overcoming a lot of obstacles, and that's synonymous with what Kayla has done.
    Victoria Moorwood, Cincinnati Enquirer, 26 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • These services do all the work for you by actively monitoring and systematically erasing your personal information from hundreds of websites.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Private equity firms are showing a great interest in buying into the NFL — the biggest and most profitable sports league in the world — and are boosting values by setting a floor on valuations and erasing concerns other limited partners may have had over liquidity, CNBC reported.
    Michael Ozanian, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • On Monday, The Washington Post reported that his construction crews have begun demolishing the facade of the White House’s East Wing to build a ballroom.
    Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The White House is requiring at least some of the construction workers tasked with demolishing the East Wing to sign non-disclosure agreements barring them from discussing their work, according to a White House official and sources familiar with the project.
    Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Recently that ranged from a man in his 70s who lost his childhood sweetheart to cancer to a woman who was burying her beloved horse.
    Chris Kenning, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
  • In the Balkans and Turkey, some traditional recipes called for dropping ants into warm milk, covering it with cheesecloth, and burying the whole thing in an ant mound overnight.
    Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • DeSantis has repeatedly spoken in support of abolishing state property taxes entirely, an option that is still being considered by lawmakers—though a recent survey showed that a majority of Floridians do not back such drastic action.
    Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Both Biss and Abughazaleh support abolishing ICE, and the winner of their primary will be heavily favored to hold a seat whose voters backed Kamala Harris by 37 points last year.
    David Weigel, semafor.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Chiefs have seen some of league’s premier running backs — such as Saquon Barkley, Derrick Henry and Jahmyr Gibbs — and have met each challenge, preventing those elite players from ruining the defensive game plan.
    Emily Curiel, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Clark reiterated his belief that the Dodgers are not ruining baseball.
    Evan Drellich, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025

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“Annihilating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annihilating. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.

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