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the successful effort to eradicate smallpox around the globe
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Recent Examples of eradicated
Angelica Ang, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2025
The New World screwworm was successfully eradicated from the United States in 1966.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
Lead poisoning, all but eradicated in the West, still harms millions of children in the developing world, with lead-acid battery recycling a key culprit.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 14 Oct. 2025
FellinAI‘s first feature, The Sweet Idleness, imagines a world in which machines have eradicated 99% of jobs, leaving humans to a life of leisure.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2025
That misconception must be eradicated from our society.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 2 Oct. 2025
This is the formula—see, believe, create—that has eradicated smallpox, cut deaths from heart disease by more than two thirds, and eliminated lead from gasoline, raising children’s IQs around the world.
—Dr. Tom Frieden, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
It's been over 60 years since the parasite was eradicated from the United States and its return could cause losses of billions of dollars to the livestock industry.
—Clara Migoya, AZCentral.com, 23 Sep. 2025
The drop-off between the starting player and his backup was still too great in some areas of Arsenal’s squad last season, but that has now been eradicated.
—Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2025
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The country has also eradicated once-rampant tropical diseases like malaria.
—Angelica Ang, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2025
The New World screwworm was successfully eradicated from the United States in 1966.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
Lead poisoning, all but eradicated in the West, still harms millions of children in the developing world, with lead-acid battery recycling a key culprit.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 14 Oct. 2025
FellinAI‘s first feature, The Sweet Idleness, imagines a world in which machines have eradicated 99% of jobs, leaving humans to a life of leisure.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2025
That misconception must be eradicated from our society.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 2 Oct. 2025
This is the formula—see, believe, create—that has eradicated smallpox, cut deaths from heart disease by more than two thirds, and eliminated lead from gasoline, raising children’s IQs around the world.
—Dr. Tom Frieden, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
It's been over 60 years since the parasite was eradicated from the United States and its return could cause losses of billions of dollars to the livestock industry.
—Clara Migoya, AZCentral.com, 23 Sep. 2025
The drop-off between the starting player and his backup was still too great in some areas of Arsenal’s squad last season, but that has now been eradicated.
—Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eradicated
Verb
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It wasn’t erased, but it was pushed down.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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His designer, Milicent Patrick, was erased from the story of the film for nearly 50 years, per NPR, but has since regained her place as the mother of this unforgettable monster.—
Katie Rife,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In the 1980s, the Construction Differential Subsidy was abolished, hollowing out the commercial base.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
28 Oct. 2025
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Rogers noted that the book argues that a central cause of the war was Anglo settlers’ determination to keep slaves in bondage after Mexico largely abolished it.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Among them was Eilene Oken, 38, who walked through what used to be her neighbourhood, only to find her home completely destroyed.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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Just under two million Palestinians—virtually the entire population of Gaza—have been displaced since October 2023, many repeatedly, and Israeli forces have damaged or destroyed more than 90 percent of homes in the Strip.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Entire towns were wiped out, and more than 18,000 people were killed or went missing as the water surged inland, devastating coastal communities and infrastructure across northeastern Japan.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Wu finished with two steals, including one that wiped out a JSerra power play.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The torrential rains and strong winds caused severe flooding that left several rural communities isolated and damaged buildings, roads, crops and infrastructure in poor areas that had already been hit by Hurricane Oscar last year.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
3 Nov. 2025
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Cuba, still enduring the storm’s heavy rains and winds, reported widespread flooding, damaged buildings, and hundreds of thousands of people displaced, as authorities warned that Melissa could worsen the island’s ongoing economic crisis.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
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