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verb

past tense of eradicate

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Recent Examples of eradicated
Verb
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 One month into the New World screwworm outbreak in Texas and the first parasitic fly detection in the United States after it was eradicated in 1966, cases continue to grow. Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 1 July 2026 Under the current court, a core individual right – free speech, free exercise of religion, or personal defense with firearms – can be regulated but not eradicated, limited but not eliminated. Morgan Marietta, The Conversation, 26 June 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
  • Photographs capture her outline in the mud of a creek bank; in the snow blown against a tree trunk; in an arrangement of branches and flowers leaned against a tree; and in the sand on a beach, already being erased by the waves.
    Eliza Goodpasture, ARTnews.com, 15 July 2026
  • Lurker is an exceptional film about how social media has all but erased the boundaries between fans and celebrities.
    Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 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
  • In 2014, Pope Francis abolished the future use of the monsignor title — which denotes a specific honor — for most priests.
    Vivian Wilson, Twin Cities, 8 July 2026
  • Beijing eventually increased the limit to two children in 2015, then abolished the policy entirely in 2021.
    Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 7 July 2026
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
Verb
  • But just like all other houses in Collins First Nation, her home was completely destroyed by the fires.
    Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
  • The 1951 Flood claimed lives, destroyed homes and businesses, and scattered one of Kansas City’s largest Hispanic communities.
    Michelle Oliva-Espinosa, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2026
Adjective
  • Abreu’s shot off Garrett Cleavinger (2-3) capped a four-run inning that wiped out a 6-3 deficit.
    ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026
  • One Reddit user, who leveraged their own Roth IRA by making major calls on SpaceX, wiped out several hundred thousand dollars from their retirement.
    Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 15 July 2026
Adjective
  • There were also issues with wastewater disposal, damaged floors, and pots and pans encrusted with food debris and grease deposits.
    Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026
  • Take the plant from its pot and cut away any dead or damaged roots, then repot the plant in fresh soil.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 14 July 2026

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“Eradicated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eradicated. Accessed 21 Jul. 2026.

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