as in destruction
the state or fact of being rendered nonexistent, physically unsound, or useless
idealists who seek the annihilation of all forms of prejudice
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Recent Examples of annihilation
Global warming led to international tensions, and a mixture of religious fanaticism and failures in governance gave way to nuclear annihilation.
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Ian Stokes, Space.com, 24 May 2026
For our younger selves, staying with the big emotion might have felt like annihilation.
—Patrick Murphy, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
In them, collisions are too gentle, leaving their dark matter unexcited and therefore incapable of annihilation.
—Paul M. Sutter, Scientific American, 6 May 2026
Looming over the competition is the threat of nuclear annihilation that a calculating KGB agent warns his American counterpart is a very real danger if this contest doesn’t go off as planned.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
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Ian Stokes, Space.com, 24 May 2026
For our younger selves, staying with the big emotion might have felt like annihilation.
—Patrick Murphy, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
In them, collisions are too gentle, leaving their dark matter unexcited and therefore incapable of annihilation.
—Paul M. Sutter, Scientific American, 6 May 2026
Looming over the competition is the threat of nuclear annihilation that a calculating KGB agent warns his American counterpart is a very real danger if this contest doesn’t go off as planned.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for annihilation
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He was indicted on three counts -- destruction of property by means of fire, arson affecting property used in interstate commerce and timber set afire.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
8 June 2026
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Yes, the Cal State Fullerton softball team continued its destruction of the Big West Conference.—
Brian Robin,
Oc Register,
8 June 2026
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Pop says the devastation of Iran accounts for the impression Satrapi first made on him.—
Joobin Bekhrad,
Time,
10 June 2026
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On Thursday, June 4, Good Grief, which details the making of the singer's first album in seven years and the devastation of loss she's faced, premiered at the Tribeca Festival.—
Ilana Kaplan,
PEOPLE,
6 June 2026
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According to this theory, those now-extinct megafauna—the giant ground sloths and the giant beavers, the mastodons and mammoths, and even the lions and dire wolves—were relatively quickly hunted to extinction.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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The team’s Mediterranean Programme was devised in response to the exponential risk of extinction to the sea’s nearly 80 species of shark and ray.—
Charlotte Reck,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
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El Niño can also wreak havoc on the many marine ecosystems that support the world’s fishing industries, including coral reefs and seagrass meadows.—
Dillon Amaya,
The Conversation,
12 June 2026
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From stunting and weakening plant growth to delaying flower production, these 1/10th-inch-long pests can wreak havoc.—
Abby Monteil,
The Spruce,
12 June 2026
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City officials say demolition will begin in the fall and that construction of the new bandshell will start by the end of the year.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
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Doing so would require significant space, and could involve the demolition of residential buildings directly opposite the church.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
8 June 2026
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The Angels scored only five runs in their first five losses to the Dodgers, and Rivero – a 27-year-old journeyman backup catcher – drove in six all by himself on Sunday.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
8 June 2026
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If dangerous logistics and supply runs can be achieved using cheap autonomous electric vehicles, the costs of losses become more acceptable.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
7 June 2026
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Timothy Wong, technical director of MMPC, a pest management company that provides residential and commercial extermination, prevention, and property protection services, prioritizing environmentally friendly, natural pest control solutions.—
Madeline Buiano,
Martha Stewart,
29 May 2026
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Though the ideas of modern political Zionism long predate the Holocaust, Israel was established by the world community in response to the unimaginable atrocities and extermination perpetrated by the Nazis, who murdered one out of every three Jews on the planet.—
Michael W. Sonnenfeldt,
The Atlantic,
20 May 2026
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“Annihilation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annihilation. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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