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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 extinctions
The analysis also found that the majority of extinctions took place among genera that lived exclusively on islands.
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Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
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
Environmental advocates have warned that this change would accelerate extinctions.
—Lois Parshley, The Atlantic, 25 Aug. 2025
Since then, loss has seemed to him to pervade more and more of the world—in the form of extinctions and environmental crises, the lingering effects of the pandemic, and the devastation of the war in Gaza.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2025
The changes led to widespread extinctions among marine life, while also creating the perfect conditions for preserving fossils like the one found in the Posidonia Shale.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2025
Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
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
Environmental advocates have warned that this change would accelerate extinctions.
—Lois Parshley, The Atlantic, 25 Aug. 2025
Since then, loss has seemed to him to pervade more and more of the world—in the form of extinctions and environmental crises, the lingering effects of the pandemic, and the devastation of the war in Gaza.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2025
The changes led to widespread extinctions among marine life, while also creating the perfect conditions for preserving fossils like the one found in the Posidonia Shale.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for extinctions
Noun
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Florida Democrats, weakened by years of losses and fractured messaging, continue to face a shrinking electorate.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Sep. 2025
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Many savers saw losses early in the year, though.—
Susan Tompor,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Historic districts come with additional rules and regulations for renovations, construction and demolitions.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
5 Sep. 2025
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No timeline has been set for the demolitions.—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Extinctions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extinctions. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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