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Recent Examples of annihilate The secretive country's leader, Kim Jong-Un, said last year that Pyongyang would use nuclear weapons to annihilate South Korea if Seoul launched an attack north of the border. Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025 In the beginning, the Universe was very dense and hot, and particles of matter and antimatter interacted, annihilating each other, notes Vaudo. Bruce Dorminey, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025 The Late Devonian extinction, nearly four hundred million years ago, annihilated the jawless fish. D. T. Max, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025 Just like a bank, however, the universe demands this energy to be paid back, which virtual particles do by annihilating each other. Robert Lea, Space.com, 27 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for annihilate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for annihilate
Verb
  • Guy Gooder, a graphic designer and the district’s community service project chair, said Edwards did not stick to the topic he was given and insulted the Rotarians by attacking federal agencies the organization works closely with to eradicate polio.
    Danielle Battaglia, Charlotte Observer, 13 May 2025
  • After initially eradicating chickweed plants, revisit the area weekly with a hoe to scuffle out seedlings that pop up.
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 May 2025
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  • An embarrassing, humbling, shocking Game 5 defeat showed that. All the same problems, the ones that destroyed Leaf team after Leaf team and ultimately ended Sheldon Keefe’s time as head coach, are emerging again at the worst possible time.
    Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 15 May 2025
  • At least 144 structures were destroyed and parts of Highway 44 were shut down, said St. Louis County Sheriff Gordon Ramsay.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 15 May 2025
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  • During a stretch in which the Twins are outscoring opponents 68-29, the team is receiving contributions from just about everyone on the roster while concurrently overcoming the mounting injuries.
    Dan Hayes, New York Times, 18 May 2025
  • Yet amid the devastation, a few glimmers of hope remain—Palestine’s U-20 national women’s team recently won the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF) Championship, overcoming Jordan 4-2 in a penalty shootout in the final following a 1-1 draw.
    Samindra Kunti, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
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  • The reported probe adds to a string of recent setbacks for the healthcare conglomerate that has erased more than half, or over $300 billion, from its market value since November, when shares were trading at record highs.
    Sneha S.K, USA Today, 16 May 2025
  • Even so, the change in staffing of the longstanding skycap service erases yet another defining feature that has differentiated Southwest from its rivals, says airline industry expert Henry Harteveldt.
    Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2025
Verb
  • Facing greater competition and sensing more opportunity, the owners decided to close the hotel at the end of May and demolish the building next year.
    Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 20 May 2025
  • Its current office building in the area would be demolished.
    Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2025
Verb
  • Cause of death: There are several causes of death because Ulric receives the nine lives of a cat: shot in the head, drowned, hanged, car crash, electrocuted, crossbow, stabbed, suffocated after burying himself alive. Sad or satisfying?
    Carrie Wittmer, Vulture, 19 May 2025
  • When managers bury the message in a compliment sandwich, it gets lost.
    Julia Korn, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
Verb
  • Currently 20 states have passed laws that would abolish clock changes if they are given permission to do so by the federal government.
    James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
  • Athletic Bilbao’s Estadio de San Mamés was full of tears of joy from Tottenham fans clad in white and players alike at the full-time whistle as the team abolished the reputation for not finishing big matches.
    David Close, CNN Money, 22 May 2025
Verb
  • However, for some, gambling is an addiction that can ruin lives and families.
    Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 22 May 2025
  • But that stumble constitutes Hwang’s only confrontation with the hypocrisy that ruins Yellow Face and its inherent PBS conceit.
    Armond White, National Review, 21 May 2025

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“Annihilate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annihilate. Accessed 29 May. 2025.

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