as in erasing
to destroy all traces of
the successful effort to eradicate smallpox around the globe
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Recent Examples of eradicating
Israel's government says the offensive is aimed at eradicating Hamas, which still holds Israeli hostages.
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Aya Batrawy, NPR, 1 Sep. 2025
The Shook family and its firm are active fundraisers for research and therapies aimed at eradicating breast cancer.
—Mark Tatge, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Adoption of such an ethical system is no more plausible than eradicating belief.
—Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
But eradicating faked injuries is the change that stands to have the biggest positive impact on the sport.
—Chase Goodbread, The Tuscaloosa News, 20 Aug. 2025
The foundation is also committed to eradicating veteran homelessness.
—Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 20 Aug. 2025
Renz said his team is using the DNR's experiences in eradicating the plant to learn how to speed up the process.
—Jack Albright, jsonline.com, 18 Aug. 2025
By circumventing and nearly eradicating its roots, the brand was met with positive and negative responses.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 5 Aug. 2025
Aya Batrawy, NPR, 1 Sep. 2025
The Shook family and its firm are active fundraisers for research and therapies aimed at eradicating breast cancer.
—Mark Tatge, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Adoption of such an ethical system is no more plausible than eradicating belief.
—Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
But eradicating faked injuries is the change that stands to have the biggest positive impact on the sport.
—Chase Goodbread, The Tuscaloosa News, 20 Aug. 2025
The foundation is also committed to eradicating veteran homelessness.
—Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 20 Aug. 2025
Renz said his team is using the DNR's experiences in eradicating the plant to learn how to speed up the process.
—Jack Albright, jsonline.com, 18 Aug. 2025
By circumventing and nearly eradicating its roots, the brand was met with positive and negative responses.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eradicating
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Johnson’s legacy feels particularly urgent as the National Park Service recently removed all references to transgender people from its New York Stonewall National Monument website, erasing the central role trans women of color played in the 1969 riots.—
Essence,
Essence,
6 Sep. 2025
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These services do all the work for you by actively monitoring and systematically erasing your personal information from hundreds of websites.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Whereas opposition parties favored cutting or abolishing it, the ruling coalition of the LDP and Komeito—concerned that such a move would spook financial markets—instead offered one-time cash payments of roughly $140 per person to defray the cost of living.—
Mireya Solís,
Foreign Affairs,
1 Sep. 2025
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Where it’s offered In 2023, Illinois became the first state to eliminate cash bail when the state Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the law abolishing it.—
Melissa Goldin,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Aug. 2025
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The two initial quakes flattened villages in both provinces, destroying more than 6,700 homes, and rescue workers pulled bodies from the rubble on Thursday.—
Mohammad Yunus Yawar,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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As Greengrass was editing the picture, wildfires tore through the Pacific Palisades and Altadena in Southern California, killing residents and destroying homes.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Eradicating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eradicating. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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