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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
Vanessa Gera, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
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
The district had the bees exterminated the next morning.
—Madeleine Parrish, AZCentral.com, 10 May 2025
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Poland’s President Karol Nawrocki was scheduled to join survivors for a remembrance ceremony at Birkenau, the vast site nearby where Jews from across Europe were exterminated in gas chambers.
—Vanessa Gera, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
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
The district had the bees exterminated the next morning.
—Madeleine Parrish, AZCentral.com, 10 May 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exterminated
Verb
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This is something that should be eradicated from the world of football.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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The outbreaks have mostly impacted children and have come as infectious disease experts warn that rising public distrust of vaccines generally may be contributing to the spread of a disease once declared eradicated by public health officials.—
Matt Brown,
Fortune,
10 Feb. 2026
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Because sticking with the plan was optional, many workers withdrew their money early, which mostly erased any long-term gains.—
Rob Wolfe,
The Atlantic,
19 Feb. 2026
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Since then, silver prices have pulled back sharply, trading around $76 per ounce as of mid-February, following a selloff that erased nearly half the metal's value.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
18 Feb. 2026
Verb
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In a similar move, Dissanayake's government abolished perks provided to former presidents in September in response to popular demand.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Feb. 2026
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The holiday first made it to the states when French explorers settled in New Orleans, and the celebrations stuck until the Spanish gained control of Louisiana and abolished the carnival.—
Paige Moore,
AZCentral.com,
16 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Hefner said the photos should be destroyed.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
18 Feb. 2026
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And in the late 1980s, after Little Saigon found official recognition, freeway and street signs directing people to the community were frequently defaced and destroyed in disapproval, Hua said.—
Victoria Le,
Oc Register,
17 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Celebrity hairstylist Sami Knight recommends focusing on products that support scalp health and strengthen the hair fibers — like the Epres bond repair treatment, which can repair and fortify damaged strands.—
Rebecca Strong,
USA Today,
10 Feb. 2026
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Take the plant from its pot and cut away any dead or damaged roots, then repot the plant in fresh soil.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
10 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Those are just a few of the clever software-as-a-service portmanteaus being tossed around as investors debate a massive selloff in the sector that has vaporized roughly $1 trillion in valuations from recent highs, with more than $285 billion in market value wiped out in February alone.—
Amanda Gerut,
Fortune,
18 Feb. 2026
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The federal Energy Information Administration said the winter storm that hit a large swath of the country in late January wiped out gas storage, driving up prices that will remain high in the coming months.—
Drew Kann,
AJC.com,
18 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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One of his fingers looked mangled.—
Natasha Korecki,
NBC news,
14 Feb. 2026
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After midnight, one evening in late January, a doctor ushered a young man with a mangled hand into her car and sped to a private clinic on the outskirts of Tehran.—
Cora Engelbrecht,
New Yorker,
11 Feb. 2026
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