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
Treating the underlying condition eradicates the need for drug treatments that act globally.
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Dr. Patricia Richard, Hartford Courant, 14 Apr. 2026
This method completely eradicates weeds on contact without any toxic chemicals.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2026
These four novels create a convincing, wrenching, kaleidoscopic picture of the range and repetitions of the most fatal kind of love; the sort of love that allows nothing else to grow around it, that eradicates all dignity; a love which, in order to be completed, must be told.
—Literary Hub, 17 Feb. 2026
The path to health involves aggressive treatment that eradicates the disease.
—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
Dr. Patricia Richard, Hartford Courant, 14 Apr. 2026
This method completely eradicates weeds on contact without any toxic chemicals.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2026
These four novels create a convincing, wrenching, kaleidoscopic picture of the range and repetitions of the most fatal kind of love; the sort of love that allows nothing else to grow around it, that eradicates all dignity; a love which, in order to be completed, must be told.
—Literary Hub, 17 Feb. 2026
The path to health involves aggressive treatment that eradicates the disease.
—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
Verb
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The practice contaminates the legal supply chain, threatens public health, and erases tax liability, industry insiders and officials say.—
Karen Morfitt,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
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None of this erases the progress Illinois has made.—
Sonya M. Harper,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
Verb
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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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Sprinkle dill over your food after cooking, as heat destroys its flavor.—
Merve Ceylan,
Health,
30 Apr. 2026
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Cody Rhodes destroys ‘outside forces’ in scathing promo Cody Rhodes’ promos in the midst of Pat McAfee’s insertion into his WrestleMania feud with Randy Orton blurred the line on what was real and what was kayfabe.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Eradicates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eradicates. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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