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Recent Examples of eradicated
Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 17 June 2026
The sound of water, which normally underlay everyday life, had been momentarily eradicated.
—Literary Hub, 17 June 2026
New World screwworm was never fully eradicated from the Americas, however.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 17 June 2026
The New World screwworm, a parasitic fly, is making an unwelcome comeback this summer, 60 years after it was officially eradicated from the United States.
—Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026
That was eradicated a decade later only with the help of sterile flies, as the US and Mexico scaled up production to as many as 500 million insects a week.
—Ilena Peng, Fortune, 13 June 2026
Preventing the spread of screwworm Raff said the screwworms were eradicated in the mid 1900s not just with quarantine, but by the production of male flies that could not reproduce.
—Eva Flowe
june 12, Charlotte Observer, 12 June 2026
Key Background The United States eradicated screwworm in the 1960s through a massive sterile fly program, but outbreaks in Mexico and Central America have raised concerns about the parasite moving north again.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
It was eradicated in the United States in the 1960s, in Mexico in the 1970s, and much of Central America in the early 2000s, according to the CDC.
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 9 June 2026
Verb
In the 1960s, screwworm was eradicated from America thanks to robust foreign assistance.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 17 June 2026
The sound of water, which normally underlay everyday life, had been momentarily eradicated.
—Literary Hub, 17 June 2026
New World screwworm was never fully eradicated from the Americas, however.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 17 June 2026
The New World screwworm, a parasitic fly, is making an unwelcome comeback this summer, 60 years after it was officially eradicated from the United States.
—Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026
That was eradicated a decade later only with the help of sterile flies, as the US and Mexico scaled up production to as many as 500 million insects a week.
—Ilena Peng, Fortune, 13 June 2026
Preventing the spread of screwworm Raff said the screwworms were eradicated in the mid 1900s not just with quarantine, but by the production of male flies that could not reproduce.
—Eva Flowe
june 12, Charlotte Observer, 12 June 2026
Key Background The United States eradicated screwworm in the 1960s through a massive sterile fly program, but outbreaks in Mexico and Central America have raised concerns about the parasite moving north again.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
It was eradicated in the United States in the 1960s, in Mexico in the 1970s, and much of Central America in the early 2000s, according to the CDC.
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 9 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eradicated
Adjective
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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
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Stocks rose on Wall Street Thursday and erased most of their losses from a day earlier to notch weekly gains.—
Damian J. Troise,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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It's believed a similar construction may have existed early on at Stonehenge itself, but any traces of that structure would have been erased as development continued into what is there today.—
Adam England,
PEOPLE,
18 June 2026
Adjective
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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
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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
Verb
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About 20 African countries actively uphold term limits, the think tank says, while others have abolished or circumvented them, or are under military regimes that have suspended constitutional rule, allowing long-serving leaders to remain in office.—
Farai Mutsaka,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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Pittman said the holiday should instead recognize the ratification of the 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery nationwide later that year.—
Nora O'Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
18 June 2026
Adjective
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Though not as big or catastrophic as the asteroid theorized to have wiped out the dinosaurs 66 million years ago, Apophis would cause widespread destruction up to several hundred kilometers from its impact site.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
16 Apr. 2026
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Article continues below Jen (voiced by Stephen Garlick), who is a member of another, near-extinct race called Gelflings, was raised by Mystics after Skeksis wiped out his extended family.—
David Faris,
TheWeek,
16 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The crash sparked a fire that destroyed the aircraft, which was operating as a skydiving flight, according to the NTSB.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
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The fire burned more than 60 acres and destroyed several structures, including homes, according to CBS Los Angeles.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2026
Adjective
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Multiple agencies from the region helped local first responders search and assess damaged areas, town officials said on social media.—
DAVE COLLINS,
Arkansas Online,
13 June 2026
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Residents began sharing reports on neighborhood Facebook groups in recent days, with several posting photos of damaged tires and doorbell camera footage from around the area of 77th Street to 81st Street, between Brookside Street and Oak Street.—
Ben Wheeler,
Kansas City Star,
12 June 2026
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