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as in eradicated
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 exterminated
JSTOR Daily, 19 Nov. 2025
By 1883 the animals were virtually exterminated, said Smith, a retired University of Nebraska-Omaha history professor.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 13 Nov. 2025
If the permit is granted, the gulls' eggs can only be exterminated during roosting season between mid-May and mid-June.
—Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Animalia explains that woylies were once considered pests and were exterminated in huge numbers.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2025
Both the Lava Bed bighorns and the Rocky Mountain bighorns were exterminated, early in the history of the state.
—Tim Kelly, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2025
After wolves were exterminated from the Yellowstone region in the 1920s, the elk population more than doubled, causing significant damage to the area’s grasses, shrubs, and trees.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 29 Aug. 2025
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In other words, by that point, almost all Indigenous peoples had been exterminated by disease or whatever, or pushed out of the way, and to some extent given smaller reservations to inhabit and the like.
—JSTOR Daily, 19 Nov. 2025
By 1883 the animals were virtually exterminated, said Smith, a retired University of Nebraska-Omaha history professor.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 13 Nov. 2025
If the permit is granted, the gulls' eggs can only be exterminated during roosting season between mid-May and mid-June.
—Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Animalia explains that woylies were once considered pests and were exterminated in huge numbers.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2025
Both the Lava Bed bighorns and the Rocky Mountain bighorns were exterminated, early in the history of the state.
—Tim Kelly, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2025
After wolves were exterminated from the Yellowstone region in the 1920s, the elk population more than doubled, causing significant damage to the area’s grasses, shrubs, and trees.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exterminated
Verb
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Spider mites create webs and can be eradicated with miticide spray.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
7 Jan. 2026
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Just last week, a professor who taught at Harvard for 40 years slammed the school for its ideological homogeneity after finishing his last semester, saying that graduate programs were denying White male applicants on racial grounds and that Western civilization courses were being eradicated.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
6 Jan. 2026
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Gary Simmons’ Rush, housed at the Cookie Factory in Denver, is an immersive meditation on movement, memory, and what gets erased in the recording of American history.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
9 Jan. 2026
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Photograph by Stuart Palley I’m writing on the eve of the anniversary of the fires that flattened my Pacific Palisades neighborhood, all but erased the community of Altadena, and left unhealed scars across Los Angeles.—
Dana Goodyear,
New Yorker,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Quotas related to race and national origin were abolished.—
Anna Storti,
The Conversation,
8 Jan. 2026
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In 2020, the Florida Supreme Court also abolished proportionality review, which for 50 years allowed judges to probe the circumstances of death cases to protect defendants from the random imposition of the death penalty.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
29 Dec. 2025
Verb
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The Palisades fire killed 12 people and destroyed more than 6,000 structures, becoming the third-most destructive fire in state history.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Jan. 2026
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One year after the Palisades Fire leveled entire neighborhoods and destroyed thousands of homes, one Malibu resident is stepping up to help rebuild his community with his architectural expertise.—
Luzdelia Caballero,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Dead or damaged branches can be removed any time.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
4 Jan. 2026
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Your Skin Might Heal Faster Chamomile is often used topically to soothe damaged skin.—
Wendy Wisner,
Health,
30 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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In our country, entire communities are being wiped out, families displaced.—
NPR,
NPR,
8 Nov. 2025
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This revealed that planets are much less likely to be found orbiting close to a red giant star, implying that many planets get wiped out when their stars undergo the transformation into a red giant.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Jonas Brodin, playing with a mangled finger, scored on a squeaker and had an assist.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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The rescue team shared photos of the mangled vehicle and the driver walking up the steep ledge with assistance from a rescuer to return to the highway.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Exterminated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exterminated. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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