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Recent Examples of eradication
Only 236 kākāpō exist today, the vast majority on publicly inaccessible islands that have undergone pest-eradication programs.
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Tom Page, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026
The Gates Foundation funding was to support a polio eradication campaign in parts of rural Pakistan and Afghanistan, where years of vaccination progress had been undone after a CIA operation in Pakistan in which agents posed as vaccinators while hunting for Osama bin Laden.
—Clara Molot, Vanity Fair, 19 Mar. 2026
The Los Angeles County’s Office of County Counsel recently wrote the island’s conservancy a stern letter asking for a stay of the eradication plan.
—Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 18 Mar. 2026
Supporters of the legislation, among them LaMark Muir, said bureaucratic delays in approving permits to apply herbicide has weakened eradication efforts.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 14 Mar. 2026
These species can find refuge in untreated corners, then spread again once eradication and prevention efforts let up.
—Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 13 Mar. 2026
Iran has long been a threat to Israel’s security with a profoundly hostile regime openly calling for its eradication.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026
With our eradication of the majority of the planet’s natural ecosystems, environmental/ecological collapse could become severe enough to wipe out most or even all of the current human population.
—Big Think, 4 Mar. 2026
Florida wildlife experts say full eradication is no longer considered feasible, according to USGS and researchers at the University of Florida.
—Sergio Candido, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2026
Tom Page, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026
The Gates Foundation funding was to support a polio eradication campaign in parts of rural Pakistan and Afghanistan, where years of vaccination progress had been undone after a CIA operation in Pakistan in which agents posed as vaccinators while hunting for Osama bin Laden.
—Clara Molot, Vanity Fair, 19 Mar. 2026
The Los Angeles County’s Office of County Counsel recently wrote the island’s conservancy a stern letter asking for a stay of the eradication plan.
—Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 18 Mar. 2026
Supporters of the legislation, among them LaMark Muir, said bureaucratic delays in approving permits to apply herbicide has weakened eradication efforts.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 14 Mar. 2026
These species can find refuge in untreated corners, then spread again once eradication and prevention efforts let up.
—Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 13 Mar. 2026
Iran has long been a threat to Israel’s security with a profoundly hostile regime openly calling for its eradication.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026
With our eradication of the majority of the planet’s natural ecosystems, environmental/ecological collapse could become severe enough to wipe out most or even all of the current human population.
—Big Think, 4 Mar. 2026
Florida wildlife experts say full eradication is no longer considered feasible, according to USGS and researchers at the University of Florida.
—Sergio Candido, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eradication
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The plaintiffs also argue that MLB’s elimination of a centralized scouting bureau—where the league employed scouts, several of whom were older—reflected a directive to eliminate older scouts.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
30 Mar. 2026
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Only 22% of workers feel that their jobs are safe from elimination.—
Kristin Stoller,
Fortune,
30 Mar. 2026
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Following the animal’s death and diagnosis, 64 rats that were killed through extermination or found dead on the San Diego Zoo property were examined, and two adult rats were found to be infected with lungworms and associated pneumonia.—
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Mar. 2026
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For the safest extermination method, spray the nest after dusk when the wasps are not active.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
5 Mar. 2026
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In both cases, no explanation was given for their removal.—
Tom Bowman,
NPR,
27 Mar. 2026
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The fourth program, Shoreline’s Community Care employment program, hires individuals on the street to do jobs like street cleaning, sidewalk sweeping, graffiti removal, landscaping, trash removal, and custodial and janitorial work.—
Reyna Huff,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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Its neighbors attempted wars of annihilation in 1948, 1967 and 1973.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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Despite concerns over road vibrations, the particles survived the journey without annihilation.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Mar. 2026
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Such holidays are paid days off for court employees and decided well in advance, so their immediate abolition can’t happen overnight.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Bolsonaro was also convicted on charges that include leading an armed criminal organization and attempting the violent abolition of the democratic rule of law.—
Mauricio Savarese,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Mar. 2026
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The Sacramento County Parks Department says there's been a big increase in vandalism and destruction of the nature preserve due to unauthorized use of off-road bicycles and e-bikes.—
James Taylor,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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After the sport led to the destruction of her family four years earlier, Mallory’s focus is on her mom, her sisters and the dead-end job that keeps the lights on.—
Ashlee Conour,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
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Managing position size is essential because taking on too much risk can force liquidation, even if the overall market outlook is still solid.—
Felysha Walker,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Mar. 2026
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The doors have reopened at the former DoubleTree in Plymouth Meeting for a public liquidation sale, where nearly everything inside the seven-story building is up for grabs.—
Madeleine Wright,
CBS News,
26 Mar. 2026
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AccuWeather expects the Western Caribbean to be the most vulnerable, especially following the devastation brought by Category 5 Hurricane Melissa in 2025 to Jamaica and Cuba.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 Mar. 2026
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The consequences of that sabotage added to the environmental devastation wreaked by the oil multinationals.—
Noo Saro-Wiwa,
The Dial,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Eradication.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eradication. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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