exterminating

present participle of exterminate

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of exterminating Robots built Trantor and the Galactic Empire, and then humans took those gifts and turned on their creation, hunting down and exterminating all robots. Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025 This led to some debate among participants about the ethics of exterminating a pregnant nutria. Nathaniel Rich, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exterminating
Verb
  • In July, after FilmLA’s contract was renewed for five more years despite opposition from some local public advocates, a host of measures aimed at streamlining and eradicating bureaucratic hurdles in the film permitting process was approved.
    Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Childhood vaccinations are widely considered effective and safe—eradicating illnesses that once claimed kids’ lives, such as mumps and polio.
    Sherri Gordon, Parents, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Failing to seize the narrative, the authorities shifted course and began erasing the record from public memory.
    Yangyang Cheng, NPR, 4 Oct. 2025
  • These services do all the work for you by actively monitoring and systematically erasing your personal information from hundreds of websites.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The European Parliament has twice called for Yahaya’s release, asking Nigeria to set an example by abolishing the blasphemy laws under which he has been detained for over five years.
    Sean Nelson, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Both Biss and Abughazaleh support abolishing ICE, and the winner of their primary will be heavily favored to hold a seat whose voters backed Kamala Harris by 37 points last year.
    David Weigel, semafor.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Since then, the Internet has gone about its immemorial business of destroying all incumbent forms of media; not content with vampirizing print, the digital space began sucking the life from pay-TV a dozen years ago.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Critics say returning the company without meaningful payment undercuts accountability and the compensatory purpose of the judgments; others note trustees and Judge Lopez have to avoid value-destroying, prolonged processes.
    Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025

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“Exterminating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exterminating. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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