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extirpated

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verb

past tense of extirpate

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Recent Examples of extirpated
Adjective
The plains wolf ecotype was extirpated thanks, mostly, to government eradication efforts, wildlife managers note in the report. Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 11 June 2026
Verb
Though extirpated as animals, flamingos nonetheless became icons of the state. Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 6 July 2026 Over the next several decades, a roll call of Pennsylvania’s native animals would be extirpated, including mountain lions, wolves, wolverines, badgers, pine marten, and fisher cats; whitetail deer were nearly wiped out of the state, as were black bears and turkeys. Literary Hub, 10 June 2026 Over a century earlier sea otters, another key urchin predator, were extirpated by the fur trade, leaving the system precariously reliant on sea stars alone. Tatjana Baleta, Time, 28 May 2026 The bears were extirpated, or intentionally eliminated from an area, decades ago. Eva Flowe may 20, Charlotte Observer, 20 May 2026 Though otters were never completely extirpated from Pennsylvania, the state park says their numbers were vastly reduced. Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026 It's believed the last wolves in California were extirpated by the 1920s. NPR, 26 Oct. 2025 Mountain lions were native to Arkansas until about 1920, when they were extirpated from the state through unregulated hunting and habitat loss. Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 9 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for extirpated
Adjective
  • Despite an obliterated navy and air force, Iran wielded significant economic power in the spring.
    David Goldman, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
Verb
  • The woes of airplane middle seats are soon to be eradicated for some United Airlines passengers.
    Mason Leib, ABC News, 14 July 2026
  • But before the thylacine was fully eradicated, 13 pups of the marsupial species were preserved in alcohol.
    Taylor Dotson, Scientific American, 10 July 2026
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
  • Photographs capture her outline in the mud of a creek bank; in the snow blown against a tree trunk; in an arrangement of branches and flowers leaned against a tree; and in the sand on a beach, already being erased by the waves.
    Eliza Goodpasture, ARTnews.com, 15 July 2026
  • Lurker is an exceptional film about how social media has all but erased the boundaries between fans and celebrities.
    Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026
Adjective
  • There were also issues with wastewater disposal, damaged floors, and pots and pans encrusted with food debris and grease deposits.
    Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026
  • Take the plant from its pot and cut away any dead or damaged roots, then repot the plant in fresh soil.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 14 July 2026
Verb
  • In 2014, Pope Francis abolished the future use of the monsignor title — which denotes a specific honor — for most priests.
    Vivian Wilson, Twin Cities, 8 July 2026
  • Beijing eventually increased the limit to two children in 2015, then abolished the policy entirely in 2021.
    Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 7 July 2026
Adjective
  • Abreu’s shot off Garrett Cleavinger (2-3) capped a four-run inning that wiped out a 6-3 deficit.
    ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026
  • One Reddit user, who leveraged their own Roth IRA by making major calls on SpaceX, wiped out several hundred thousand dollars from their retirement.
    Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 15 July 2026
Verb
  • But just like all other houses in Collins First Nation, her home was completely destroyed by the fires.
    Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
  • The 1951 Flood claimed lives, destroyed homes and businesses, and scattered one of Kansas City’s largest Hispanic communities.
    Michelle Oliva-Espinosa, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2026

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“Extirpated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extirpated. Accessed 24 Jul. 2026.

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