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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
How mouthwash affects your oral microbiome The oral microbiome is not a collection of pathogens to be eradicated. — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2026 The team has eradicated every invasive casuarina pine, the Australian import whose needles poison the native plants beneath it, along with invasive sea grapes that chew up the dunes. — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2026 Screwworm had been considered eradicated from the US, Mexico and most of Central America decades ago. — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026 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 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
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
  • Matthew Stafford led two fourth-quarter touchdown drives as the Rams erased a 10-point halftime deficit to beat Philadelphia 24-20, ending years of frustration against the Eagles.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The sequence that led to it was emblematic of a Broncos team that can play with anybody but has erased any margin for error in the first quarter of this season by making too many mistakes and generating too little offense.
    — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 4 Oct. 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
  • The Australian Consulate has taken an interest in her case, given the country abolished the death penalty in 1985.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Amendment, which abolished slavery and argued that loopholes in the amendment helped pave the way for the mass incarceration of Black Americans.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of abolished
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
Definition of mutilated
Verb
  • The hurricane sent chairs flying and destroyed the restaurant’s canopy.
    — Erika Angulo, NBC news, 11 Oct. 2026
  • And the recording that exposed their machinations ultimately destroyed the type of ethnic politicking that made the careers of too many self-serving power grabbers, including this quartet.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of destroyed
Adjective
  • And valuations on several loans held by its biggest financial backer, a private-credit affiliate of KKR, range from nearly 100 cents on the dollar — a full recovery that is nearly unheard of when equity is wiped out — to around 10 cents.
    — Ellen DiMauro, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Huffman said Western Belle Farm's pumpkin crop was nearly wiped out by extreme heat in the South over the summer months.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of wiped out
Adjective
  • No deaths or missing persons had been reported, although authorities warned that the full extent of the destruction remained uncertain, particularly in communities cut off by damaged roads, collapsed bridges and landslides.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026
  • More than 1,400 Palestinians have been killed since the truce began, and little has been rebuilt as most residents remain displaced in tents, rubble or damaged buildings.
    — Joseph Krauss, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of damaged

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