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Recent Examples of eradication
Florida wildlife experts say full eradication is no longer considered feasible, according to USGS and researchers at the University of Florida.
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Sergio Candido, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2026
Florida wildlife experts say full eradication is no longer considered feasible, according to USGS and researchers at the University of Florida.
—Sergio Candido, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
Chicken eradication bills have failed over the years, Matayoshi said.
—ABC News, 19 Feb. 2026
Owing to the near eradication of some diseases, there have been few real risks to the heretofore small portion of people who refuse vaccines.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2026
At the time, abolitionists committed to the eradication of slavery remained a small minority, and most Northerners belonged to either the Whig or Democratic parties.
—Stephen Mihm, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2026
The eradication campaign required facilities that could produce 500 million sterile flies each week.
—Bloomberg Wire, Dallas Morning News, 7 Feb. 2026
Whitwam says the town itself could also present a problem for eradication.
—Kris Millgate, Outdoor Life, 6 Feb. 2026
Illicit activities have flourished, and after years of progress toward its eradication, Myanmar has become the world’s top opium producer and a major source of synthetic drugs, the report said.
—Elaine Kurtenbach, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
Sergio Candido, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2026
Florida wildlife experts say full eradication is no longer considered feasible, according to USGS and researchers at the University of Florida.
—Sergio Candido, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
Chicken eradication bills have failed over the years, Matayoshi said.
—ABC News, 19 Feb. 2026
Owing to the near eradication of some diseases, there have been few real risks to the heretofore small portion of people who refuse vaccines.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2026
At the time, abolitionists committed to the eradication of slavery remained a small minority, and most Northerners belonged to either the Whig or Democratic parties.
—Stephen Mihm, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2026
The eradication campaign required facilities that could produce 500 million sterile flies each week.
—Bloomberg Wire, Dallas Morning News, 7 Feb. 2026
Whitwam says the town itself could also present a problem for eradication.
—Kris Millgate, Outdoor Life, 6 Feb. 2026
Illicit activities have flourished, and after years of progress toward its eradication, Myanmar has become the world’s top opium producer and a major source of synthetic drugs, the report said.
—Elaine Kurtenbach, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eradication
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The argument centered on the principle that early elimination of candidates conflicts with democratic values and oversimplifies the fluid nature of primary races, where momentum can change dramatically.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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Because Bridges has already authored the type of plays that justified the acquisition — clamping Cunningham in a Game 6 elimination last postseason, then delivering a decisive defensive stop on Jaylen Brown to end Boston’s season in Round 2.—
Kristian Winfield,
Hartford Courant,
22 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Karski had managed to visit the Warsaw ghetto and a transit stop for the Bełżec extermination camp.—
Nicholas Lemann,
New Yorker,
21 Feb. 2026
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Steam Treatment An extermination team can also use hot steam or steam foam at temperatures of around 200 degrees Fahrenheit or higher to kill bed bugs.—
Rae Ford,
Martha Stewart,
16 Feb. 2026
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After he was deported last year, the Supreme Court ruled the government must facilitate his return so his removal could be adjudicated.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Feb. 2026
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The swift removal has led to outcry from state and local lawmakers.—
Mathew Miranda
February 26,
Sacbee.com,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Which is not to say that Bernhard’s protagonist had it wrong but merely that mediocrity, in the realm of literature, is preferable to disregard or annihilation.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Feb. 2026
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For the scene, which ends with the sunrise and the annihilation of the vampires, director Ryan Coogler submerged the cast and crew in a Louisiana lake.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
18 Feb. 2026
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Students have often stood on the front lines, be it abolition, women’s suffrage or civil rights.—
Karl W. Bickel,
Baltimore Sun,
24 Feb. 2026
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South Korea has not executed a death-row inmate since 1997, in what is widely seen as a de facto moratorium on capital punishment and popular calls for its abolition.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Feb. 2026
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The introduction of rats, dogs, cats and stoats, as well as hunting by people and destruction of native forest habitats, drove species of the country’s flourishing flightless birds — the kakapo among them — to near or complete extinction.—
Charlotte Graham-McLay,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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Speaking with Spanish language sports publication Diario Deportivo Diez the day after the Honduran club football’s worst defeat in CONCACAF, Bubara lauded LAFC for the 6-1 destruction.—
Josh Gross,
Daily News,
24 Feb. 2026
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Other businesses in the area of the grocery store site are a KFC, AW Outlet liquidation store, an AMC movie theater and Cityview Lanes bowling alley.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Feb. 2026
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The Broward home is owned by Debra Kerr, a one-time sales representative for AllHere Education — an AI company that collapsed and filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy liquidation in 2024.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
26 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The general store transitions to massive profit margins via every wart of United States history, no significant devastation is spared, no milestone overlooked.—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2026
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Bass sacked Kristin Crowley a month after the January 2025 Palisades Fire, and her dismissal was followed by finger-pointing between the ex-chief and City Hall over the blaze's devastation and the fire department’s funding.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Eradication.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eradication. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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