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Recent Examples of eradication
The biotech company soared nearly 30% on the back of positive Phase 2 data , which showed that the company’s CAR T treatment showed improved eradication of cancer cells in lymphoma patients.
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Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2026
Pakistan’s polio eradication program has been running anti-polio campaigns for years, though health workers and the police assigned to protect them are often targeted by militants who falsely claim the vaccination campaigns are a Western conspiracy to sterilize children.
—ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026
Glenneda Zuiderveld had voted against funding the eradication of invasive quagga mussels from the Snake River and against law enforcement budgets, Naerebout said.
—Idaho Statesman, 13 Apr. 2026
Huntr/x’s path toward demon eradication gets complicated when a demon boy band comes on the scene and starts attracting a fan base of their own.
—James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Apr. 2026
Today, polio is on the ropes, down 99 percent worldwide since that press conference, with outbreaks confined to a handful of countries and eradication efforts continuing.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, hemp businesses are bracing for the complete eradication of their industry.
—Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 6 Apr. 2026
Only 236 kākāpō exist today, the vast majority on publicly inaccessible islands that have undergone pest-eradication programs.
—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
Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2026
Pakistan’s polio eradication program has been running anti-polio campaigns for years, though health workers and the police assigned to protect them are often targeted by militants who falsely claim the vaccination campaigns are a Western conspiracy to sterilize children.
—ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026
Glenneda Zuiderveld had voted against funding the eradication of invasive quagga mussels from the Snake River and against law enforcement budgets, Naerebout said.
—Idaho Statesman, 13 Apr. 2026
Huntr/x’s path toward demon eradication gets complicated when a demon boy band comes on the scene and starts attracting a fan base of their own.
—James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Apr. 2026
Today, polio is on the ropes, down 99 percent worldwide since that press conference, with outbreaks confined to a handful of countries and eradication efforts continuing.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, hemp businesses are bracing for the complete eradication of their industry.
—Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 6 Apr. 2026
Only 236 kākāpō exist today, the vast majority on publicly inaccessible islands that have undergone pest-eradication programs.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eradication
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In 2008, she was named a United Nations Messenger of Peace, with a goal to advocate for the elimination of violence against women.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
19 Apr. 2026
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The Magic, meanwhile, looked ready to play just two nights after routing Charlotte in an elimination game to earn a spot in the playoffs.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Apr. 2026
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When members of the crew begin to die, the line between spectacle and extermination starts to blur.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
20 Apr. 2026
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While extinctions are always multi-faceted, the extermination of some species can be almost directly linked to the insatiable appetites of modern humans.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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Philz workers, customers, and the LGBTQ+ community widely interpreted the Pride flag removal as a betrayal of the community, which Philz supported and built its brand around.—
Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Gluesenkamp Perez argued that current federal law does not allow for the removal and euthanization of sea lions at a fast enough pace.—
Haris Alic,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Apr. 2026
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From their small space station, co-pilots David and Sarah have witnessed the nuclear annihilation of all life on earth.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
21 Apr. 2026
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Investigators will determine whether this was a case of family annihilation — a deliberate attempt to wipe out one’s family all at once — former FBI Deputy Director and CNN senior law enforcement analyst Andrew McCabe said.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
20 Apr. 2026
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Establishment of federal observers The key contribution of the Voting Rights Act that Americans are typically taught about in school is its abolition of racial discrimination in voting.—
Allison Mashell Mitchell,
The Conversation,
1 Apr. 2026
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The temperance, abolition, and civil-rights movements in America were all motivated in part by religious convictions.—
Luis Parrales,
The Atlantic,
31 Mar. 2026
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The incident prompted Christian leaders from around the world — including Pope Leo XIV — to urge Israel to stop its destruction of holy sites and civilian lives in Gaza and the West Bank.—
April 20,
CBS News,
20 Apr. 2026
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May the world know that Americans are ashamed and suffering and locked into despair and destruction, which now affects the world.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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But that hasn’t stopped the liquidation process, and for some importers, that could spell trouble.—
Kate Nishimura,
Footwear News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Rumors of liquidation circulated — in the middle of the NBA and NHL seasons — but Main Street has so far been able to stave that off.—
Lillian Rizzo,
CNBC,
2 Apr. 2026
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Amid the devastation, strangers formed profound, life-altering bonds in fleeting, life-or-death moments and connections that have endured for decades.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
21 Apr. 2026
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Spurs must somehow move on from the palpable devastation that left Kevin Danso on the floor, needing to be pulled up by his team-mates, and other players looking utterly crestfallen at the final whistle.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Eradication.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eradication. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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