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Recent Examples of eradicated
Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 7 Jan. 2026
Just last week, a professor who taught at Harvard for 40 years slammed the school for its ideological homogeneity after finishing his last semester, saying that graduate programs were denying White male applicants on racial grounds and that Western civilization courses were being eradicated.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 6 Jan. 2026
On Beaches, fear of Garry Marshall's big screen close-up of my hands on the piano cured me of nail-biting, and now Rob stopped my pot-smoking — all my bad habits were eradicated by America’s leading comedy film directors.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 29 Dec. 2025
Johnson has regularly cast doubt on the usefulness of vaccines, telling reporters earlier this year that many childhood illnesses, such as the measles, can be eradicated through better hygiene and sanitation instead.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 13 Dec. 2025
The disease, which had killed millions globally, was recognized by the WHO as eradicated in 1980.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 9 Dec. 2025
In an effort to speed up college games, the endless march to the video monitor by officials has largely been eradicated.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Dec. 2025
The warts aren’t being eradicated.
—Mike Defabo, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2025
The country has also eradicated once-rampant tropical diseases like malaria.
—Angelica Ang, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
Spider mites create webs and can be eradicated with miticide spray.
—Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 7 Jan. 2026
Just last week, a professor who taught at Harvard for 40 years slammed the school for its ideological homogeneity after finishing his last semester, saying that graduate programs were denying White male applicants on racial grounds and that Western civilization courses were being eradicated.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 6 Jan. 2026
On Beaches, fear of Garry Marshall's big screen close-up of my hands on the piano cured me of nail-biting, and now Rob stopped my pot-smoking — all my bad habits were eradicated by America’s leading comedy film directors.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 29 Dec. 2025
Johnson has regularly cast doubt on the usefulness of vaccines, telling reporters earlier this year that many childhood illnesses, such as the measles, can be eradicated through better hygiene and sanitation instead.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 13 Dec. 2025
The disease, which had killed millions globally, was recognized by the WHO as eradicated in 1980.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 9 Dec. 2025
In an effort to speed up college games, the endless march to the video monitor by officials has largely been eradicated.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Dec. 2025
The warts aren’t being eradicated.
—Mike Defabo, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2025
The country has also eradicated once-rampant tropical diseases like malaria.
—Angelica Ang, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eradicated
Verb
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Gary Simmons’ Rush, housed at the Cookie Factory in Denver, is an immersive meditation on movement, memory, and what gets erased in the recording of American history.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
9 Jan. 2026
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Photograph by Stuart Palley I’m writing on the eve of the anniversary of the fires that flattened my Pacific Palisades neighborhood, all but erased the community of Altadena, and left unhealed scars across Los Angeles.—
Dana Goodyear,
New Yorker,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Quotas related to race and national origin were abolished.—
Anna Storti,
The Conversation,
8 Jan. 2026
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In 2020, the Florida Supreme Court also abolished proportionality review, which for 50 years allowed judges to probe the circumstances of death cases to protect defendants from the random imposition of the death penalty.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
29 Dec. 2025
Verb
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The Palisades fire killed 12 people and destroyed more than 6,000 structures, becoming the third-most destructive fire in state history.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Jan. 2026
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One year after the Palisades Fire leveled entire neighborhoods and destroyed thousands of homes, one Malibu resident is stepping up to help rebuild his community with his architectural expertise.—
Luzdelia Caballero,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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In our country, entire communities are being wiped out, families displaced.—
NPR,
NPR,
8 Nov. 2025
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This revealed that planets are much less likely to be found orbiting close to a red giant star, implying that many planets get wiped out when their stars undergo the transformation into a red giant.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Dead or damaged branches can be removed any time.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
4 Jan. 2026
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Your Skin Might Heal Faster Chamomile is often used topically to soothe damaged skin.—
Wendy Wisner,
Health,
30 Dec. 2025
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“Eradicated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eradicated. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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