as in to eradicate
to destroy all traces of
hope that the fumigant exterminates the whole colony of cockroaches, for any survivors may be resistant to any poison
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Recent Examples of exterminate
Teller also warns that exterminating hives can harm native pollinators, such as bumblebees and wasps, through the insecticides used.
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Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
1 June 2026
To argue that the 8 million Jews of Israel have no right to exist as a polity, and must be exterminated or displaced, is, of course, genocidal in intent.
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Michael W. Sonnenfeldt,
The Atlantic,
20 May 2026
Team up with friends to exterminate giant bugs, and explore thrilling new tactical possibilities through the Stratagem system.
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George Yang,
PC Magazine,
1 May 2026
Most people hear it and instinctively think of concentration camps used by the Nazis to exterminate Jews and other minority populations during the Holocaust.
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Alex Braithwaite,
The Conversation,
1 May 2026
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Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
1 June 2026
To argue that the 8 million Jews of Israel have no right to exist as a polity, and must be exterminated or displaced, is, of course, genocidal in intent.
—
Michael W. Sonnenfeldt,
The Atlantic,
20 May 2026
Team up with friends to exterminate giant bugs, and explore thrilling new tactical possibilities through the Stratagem system.
—
George Yang,
PC Magazine,
1 May 2026
Most people hear it and instinctively think of concentration camps used by the Nazis to exterminate Jews and other minority populations during the Holocaust.
—
Alex Braithwaite,
The Conversation,
1 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for exterminate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exterminate
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Incomplete or inappropriate antibiotic courses amplify this effect by exposing bacteria to sub-therapeutic drug concentrations without eradicating them.
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Building new sterile fly production facilities in the Southwest helped eradicate the flies in that region too, and by 1966, the US was declared officially screwworm-free.
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By the time the boundary issues were partially corrected in the 1960s, both the cemetery and the surrounding Black community had been largely erased from public memory.
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Still, state environmental officials and weather experts say the rainfall deficits dating back to last fall have not been completely erased.
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Avila Chevalier survived a deluge of attacks for previous social media posts that called for abolishing the police and prisons.
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Earlier this month, the bloc also released more information about its own plans for abolishing its de minimis exemption on June 30.
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Both victims died in separate mobile homes that were destroyed about two to three miles apart, Bullard said.
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If Iran’s atomic weapons infrastructure was destroyed in this war, funneling hundreds of billions into the country can’t be used to rebuild it.
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“Exterminate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exterminate. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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