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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
Literary Hub, 5 Mar. 2026
In Thailand, tens of millions of poultry were exterminated and consumption plunged in fear of getting infected.
—Wasamon Audjarint, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
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
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Journalists on the ground in Palestine, who have been systematically exterminated by the Israeli military, risked their lives and the lives of their families to tell these stories.
—Literary Hub, 5 Mar. 2026
In Thailand, tens of millions of poultry were exterminated and consumption plunged in fear of getting infected.
—Wasamon Audjarint, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exterminated
Verb
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Nutria, a hefty rodent with the tail of a rat, reappeared in California in 2017 — close to 40 years after it was deemed eradicated.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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Without widespread vaccine adherence, illnesses that were once eradicated can make a return.—
Sukhman Rekhi,
Verywell Health,
13 Apr. 2026
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That cautionary note dampened Wall Street's enthusiasm and erased the stock's bump.—
Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
22 Apr. 2026
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Iranian air power has been significantly degraded but not erased, said the officials, who requested anonymity from CBS News because they were not authorized to discuss the matters publicly.—
Jennifer Jacobs,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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According to the Times coverage of the incident and subsequent lawsuit, the scenes shown in the classroom included autopsies, decaying cadavers and live animals being butchered, mutilated and tortured.—
Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2026
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But the most difficult parts also offer ways forward — news that arrives via a skull, a mutilated body, evidence of closure in many respects of the word.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Hangings were frequent in colonial times, but by the mid-1800s some states had abolished the death penalty altogether.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
13 Apr. 2026
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The prime minister has also pioneered a program to renovate small-town pubs and churches, and has abolished income tax for young mothers who have multiple children.—
Justin Spike,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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While in the region, Curiosity recently utilized its onboard Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) instrument suite, built to search for compounds of the element carbon that are associated with life and investigate ways in which these compounds are generated and destroyed in the Martian ecosphere.—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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That investigation stemmed from a June 8, 1995, fire that destroyed a ValuJet DC-9 on a runway at Atlanta.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
21 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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In reality, its attacks killed civilians and damaged airports, power facilities, and water supplies across the Gulf.—
Nawaf M. Al-Thani,
semafor.com,
20 Apr. 2026
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And Troy is quite damaged on the show.—
Carly Thomas,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Though not as big or catastrophic as the asteroid theorized to have wiped out the dinosaurs 66 million years ago, Apophis would cause widespread destruction up to several hundred kilometers from its impact site.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
16 Apr. 2026
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Article continues below Jen (voiced by Stephen Garlick), who is a member of another, near-extinct race called Gelflings, was raised by Mystics after Skeksis wiped out his extended family.—
David Faris,
TheWeek,
16 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The nose of the aircraft appeared torn off, leaving mangled parts of the front of the plane dangling toward the ground.—
Minyvonne Burke,
NBC news,
24 Mar. 2026
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Most were able to escape the mangled aircraft, and a flight attendant still strapped in her seat survived after being thrown onto the tarmac.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Exterminated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exterminated. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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