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verb

past tense of eradicate

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Recent Examples of eradicated
Verb
Magnus had almost entirely eradicated the type of commentary that divided fans along political and racial lines. Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026 The sighting also is evidence, advocates say, of the legal protections that have helped gray wolves recover after they were nearly eradicated from the state. Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026 For decades, deer had populated Santa Rosa Island, but they were eradicated from the island at the end of 2011 to restore its native ecosystem and protect its natural vegetation. Noe Padilla, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026 Spray Pesticides If a hornet nest needs to be eradicated, do so at dusk when all of the hornets have returned. Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2026 Within a year of its onset, the economic depression practically eradicated the need to mint any new coinage for months. Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 Sep. 2026 In 1979, the United States became the first country to declare polio eradicated following years of mass vaccinations; in subsequent decades, many other countries reported similar results. Eli Cahan, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026 Now, there is a constant obsession over energy levels and management that has eradicated the previous ‘flat out’ approach to racing. Luke Smith, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026 The duration of the cataclysm that was thought might have almost eradicated early humans was likely about 18 months total. Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 9 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eradicated
Adjective
  • Despite an obliterated navy and air force, Iran wielded significant economic power in the spring.
    David Goldman, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
Verb
  • In Week 1, Carroll erased a 27-0 deficit to stun Oklahoma power Jenks at the Cotton Bowl in a thrilling win.
    Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Rookie fifth-round running back Emmett Johnson flashed vision in the opener, finishing with 12 carries for 59 yards and a touchdown erased by a holding call on Hunter Nourzad.
    Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026
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
Verb
  • Norway does not have a coronation for the monarch, as the ceremonies were abolished by parliament in 1908.
    Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Alabama has since abolished judicial override, the practice that allowed judges to order the state to kill a person even though a jury of one’s peers requested otherwise.
    Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • The mutilated body of Mary Ann Nichols was found in London’s East End slums.
    USA Today, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • Forces also destroyed a third vessel, the M/T Kylo near the Gulf of Oman.
    Gabrielle Khoriaty, NBC news, 5 Sep. 2026
  • And, as Europe has felt more threatened by Russian incursions, a week ago NATO fighter jets destroyed a drone near Romania’s natural gas projects in the Black Sea.
    Jordan Blum, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Israeli military strikes in the first weeks of the war wiped out much of the theocratic government’s leadership structure, including its Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
    Aamer Madhani, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Gray wolves were wiped out in California by the 1920s and remained absent for decades before beginning a natural return to the state.
    Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Analysts said the move was aimed at forcing companies to pay for their own security and bring damaged assets back into service, despite the cost.
    Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Clean water is hard to come by, as the floods contaminated water systems and damaged infrastructure.
    Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026

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“Eradicated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eradicated. Accessed 8 Sep. 2026.

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