as in destruction
the state or fact of being rendered nonexistent, physically unsound, or useless
the state's population of moose has been replenished, having once been hunted almost to extinction
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Recent Examples of extinction
Researchers suggest the decline in parasite species may have been driven by the near extinction of the kākāpō, which led to fewer available hosts.
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Amber X. Chen, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 July 2025
The movie sees Gosling as a middle school science teacher named Ryland Grace, tasked with traveling into space 11.9 light-years away in order to determine why dozens of stars — and the sun — are dying, risking extinction of all life on Earth.
—Tommy McArdle, People.com, 27 July 2025
Zoo Miami funds Lion Landscapes, which helps protect wild lions, and works with other zoos and aquariums to save them and other animals from extinction.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 26 July 2025
Food production alone is the leading driver of deforestation, land degradation, and wildlife extinction.
—Sylvana Quader Sinha, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
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Amber X. Chen, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 July 2025
The movie sees Gosling as a middle school science teacher named Ryland Grace, tasked with traveling into space 11.9 light-years away in order to determine why dozens of stars — and the sun — are dying, risking extinction of all life on Earth.
—Tommy McArdle, People.com, 27 July 2025
Zoo Miami funds Lion Landscapes, which helps protect wild lions, and works with other zoos and aquariums to save them and other animals from extinction.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 26 July 2025
Food production alone is the leading driver of deforestation, land degradation, and wildlife extinction.
—Sylvana Quader Sinha, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extinction
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The man, a Mexican national, pleaded not guilty to assaulting a federal officer, assaulting a federal officer resulting in bodily injury and destruction of government property, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.—
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Aug. 2025
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According to the sprawling 109-page indictment, the suspects conspired to prevent the construction of an 85-acre Atlanta police training center by coordinating and carrying out acts of political violence, intimidation, and property destruction.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Aug. 2025
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As such, bright moonlight will flood the sky through most of that key night and will certainly play havoc with any serious attempts to observe these meteors.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Coach Mike McDaniel’s offense is operating at a fairly efficient rate and defensive coordinator Anthony Weaver’s defense has a front seven that’s capable of creating major havoc in the run and pass games.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
2 Aug. 2025
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There are water shortages affecting agriculture in Texas, where the birds forage at turf grass farms; grassland loss and degradation in Paraguay; and in Colombia, conversion of forage lands to exotic grasses and rice paddies these birds cannot use.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
7 Aug. 2025
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How will Wednesday solve the mystery with her injuries and the loss of her psychic ability?—
Selome Hailu,
Variety,
7 Aug. 2025
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To create Tesla’s 10-million-square-foot production hub outside of Austin, Texas – known as the Gigafactory – contractors were hired for demolition, plumbing, painting and even to install robots that help build the carmaker’s vehicles, according to lien filings.—
Audrey Ash,
CNN Money,
31 July 2025
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But facing a tight deadline — the church had to be moved by July 31, 1967, or prepared for demolition — the rescuers ran out of time.—
Chris Foran,
jsonline.com,
31 July 2025
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“Extinction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extinction. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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