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
Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
Lead poisoning, all but eradicated in the West, still harms millions of children in the developing world, with lead-acid battery recycling a key culprit.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 14 Oct. 2025
FellinAI‘s first feature, The Sweet Idleness, imagines a world in which machines have eradicated 99% of jobs, leaving humans to a life of leisure.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2025
That misconception must be eradicated from our society.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 2 Oct. 2025
This is the formula—see, believe, create—that has eradicated smallpox, cut deaths from heart disease by more than two thirds, and eliminated lead from gasoline, raising children’s IQs around the world.
—Dr. Tom Frieden, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
It's been over 60 years since the parasite was eradicated from the United States and its return could cause losses of billions of dollars to the livestock industry.
—Clara Migoya, AZCentral.com, 23 Sep. 2025
The drop-off between the starting player and his backup was still too great in some areas of Arsenal’s squad last season, but that has now been eradicated.
—Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2025
In that time, the potentially fatal disease has been virtually eradicated among American children.
—Kff Health News, Oc Register, 16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
The New World screwworm was successfully eradicated from the United States in 1966.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
Lead poisoning, all but eradicated in the West, still harms millions of children in the developing world, with lead-acid battery recycling a key culprit.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 14 Oct. 2025
FellinAI‘s first feature, The Sweet Idleness, imagines a world in which machines have eradicated 99% of jobs, leaving humans to a life of leisure.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2025
That misconception must be eradicated from our society.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 2 Oct. 2025
This is the formula—see, believe, create—that has eradicated smallpox, cut deaths from heart disease by more than two thirds, and eliminated lead from gasoline, raising children’s IQs around the world.
—Dr. Tom Frieden, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
It's been over 60 years since the parasite was eradicated from the United States and its return could cause losses of billions of dollars to the livestock industry.
—Clara Migoya, AZCentral.com, 23 Sep. 2025
The drop-off between the starting player and his backup was still too great in some areas of Arsenal’s squad last season, but that has now been eradicated.
—Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2025
In that time, the potentially fatal disease has been virtually eradicated among American children.
—Kff Health News, Oc Register, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eradicated
Verb
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Nothing vague or erased by memory here.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Oct. 2025
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Trump is determined to ensure he cannot be as easily erased from history as a statue of a Confederate leader.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Year by year, the propaganda at her school grew more aggressive and all-encompassing, and after Ukrainian classes were abolished, Mariya’s ability to speak the language faded.—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
19 Oct. 2025
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France abolished the monarchy and declared a republic in 1792 during the French Revolution, and soon after, executed King Louis XVI by guillotine on charges of high treason.—
John Toher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Herodotus reasoned that had Helen in fact been within the walls of Troy instead of in Egypt, the Trojans would surely have surrendered her to the Greeks rather than allow their city to be destroyed.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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Your homes may have been damaged or destroyed and your communities and towns no longer look the same.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Entire towns were wiped out, and more than 18,000 people were killed or went missing as the water surged inland, devastating coastal communities and infrastructure across northeastern Japan.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Wu finished with two steals, including one that wiped out a JSerra power play.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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After the shaking stops, expect aftershocks and avoid damaged buildings.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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Surgeons operated on the boy, removing the magnets and damaged sections of his intestines.—
Sophia Compton,
FOXNews.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Eradicated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eradicated. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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