as in erases
to destroy all traces of
the successful effort to eradicate smallpox around the globe
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Recent Examples of eradicates
The path to health involves aggressive treatment that eradicates the disease.
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Pedro A. Rojas Arroyo, Boston Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
Bonacini wants gold — a sterilizing cure that eradicates every trace of the virus and cannot return.
—Jia H. Jung, Mercury News, 1 Sep. 2025
Pedro A. Rojas Arroyo, Boston Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
Bonacini wants gold — a sterilizing cure that eradicates every trace of the virus and cannot return.
—Jia H. Jung, Mercury News, 1 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eradicates
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The second annual Jambaloo erases that notion.—
Thor Christensen,
Dallas Morning News,
4 Feb. 2026
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His job isn’t to get Giannis to the playoffs this season; his job is to wipe the slate clean and procure a trade package that erases the sins of the last half-decade (all in pursuit of a second Bucks title) and also secure the next decade-plus of Bucks basketball.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
31 Jan. 2026
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Instead, this measure abolishes them.—
Jon Coupal,
Oc Register,
31 Aug. 2025
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The Iranian parliament has just approved a law that abolishes prison sentences for those who had to leave Iran illegally.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
11 Aug. 2025
Verb
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If the infection is not contained by the body’s immune response, the bacteria destroys lung tissue which can trigger chest pain and coughing up of mucus or blood.—
Chase Hunter,
Mercury News,
31 Jan. 2026
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For individual cellular damage, your body either repairs it or destroys the cell and replaces it.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Eradicates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eradicates. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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