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adjective

as in obliterated

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verb

past tense of eradicate
as in erased
to destroy all traces of the successful effort to eradicate smallpox around the globe

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Recent Examples of eradicated
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 The woes of airplane middle seats are soon to be eradicated for some United Airlines passengers. — Mason Leib, ABC News, 14 July 2026 But before the thylacine was fully eradicated, 13 pups of the marsupial species were preserved in alcohol. — Taylor Dotson, Scientific American, 10 July 2026 Racist chanting in grounds has been heard since the 1960s and though less common now, it has not been eradicated, as recent examples of the abuse of Real Madrid’s Vinicius Junior show. — Patrick Iversen, New York Times, 6 July 2026 In 1980, smallpox became the first human disease ever eradicated worldwide. — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026 The New World screwworm, a parasitic fly eradicated from the United States in the 1960s, has resurfaced in the American Southwest. — Eva Flowe july 2, Charlotte Observer, 2 July 2026 That's because these new attacks come amid a worrying resurgence in the virus in areas where it was once considered eradicated. — Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eradicated
  1. obliterated
  2. erased
  3. extirpated
  4. abolished
  5. mutilated
  6. destroyed
  7. wiped out
  8. damaged
Adjective
  • Despite an obliterated navy and air force, Iran wielded significant economic power in the spring.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
Definition of obliterated
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
Definition of erased
Adjective
  • The plains wolf ecotype was extirpated thanks, mostly, to government eradication efforts, wildlife managers note in the report.
    — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 11 June 2026
Definition of extirpated
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
Definition of abolished
Adjective
  • According to the Times coverage of the incident and subsequent lawsuit, the scenes shown in the classroom included autopsies, decaying cadavers and live animals being butchered, mutilated and tortured.
    — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
  • But the most difficult parts also offer ways forward — news that arrives via a skull, a mutilated body, evidence of closure in many respects of the word.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026
Definition of mutilated
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
Definition of destroyed
Adjective
  • The reserve once had a diverse wildlife population but was wiped out in the early 1980s because of rampant poaching and prolonged insecurity in the country.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 July 2026
  • The next season was wiped out to the NHL’s lockout, and when the league relaunched, the new rule changes worked against players like Hatcher.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 July 2026
Definition of wiped out
Adjective
  • While sporting a bare look is often the best way to help damaged nails, already frail nails can be more susceptible to breaking without a layer of protective polish.
    — Alexis Berger, InStyle, 25 July 2026
  • Dry hair will feel rough and look dull, while damaged hair will feel weak, brittle, and often break.
    — Dominic Cadogan, Glamour, 25 July 2026
Definition of damaged

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