exterminations

plural of extermination

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for exterminations
Noun
  • Unlike the dinosaurs, however, researchers and wildlife officials are working to slow down or even stop these extinctions — and sometimes bring animals back from the brink.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The key for the future may be keeping rates of environmental change slow enough to avoid extinctions.
    Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Those four demolitions have been on pause while the neighborhood association seeks historic status.
    Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 22 Aug. 2025
  • What transpired was one of the most one-sided and shocking demolitions in WWE history.
    Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Her losses, both by decision, came against Amanda Nunes, including a September 2017 split decision setback against then-champ Nunes.
    Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Operating losses, management missteps — including a disastrous 2011 Super Bowl ad — and a rapid post-IPO decline in valuation led to the 2013 ouster of Mason as CEO.
    Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Exterminations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exterminations. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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