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as in eradicated
to destroy all traces of
the triumph of modern medicine in extirpating certain diseases
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Recent Examples of extirpated
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
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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
Verb
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Spider mites create webs and can be eradicated with miticide spray.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
7 Jan. 2026
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Just last week, a professor who taught at Harvard for 40 years slammed the school for its ideological homogeneity after finishing his last semester, saying that graduate programs were denying White male applicants on racial grounds and that Western civilization courses were being eradicated.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
6 Jan. 2026
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Gary Simmons’ Rush, housed at the Cookie Factory in Denver, is an immersive meditation on movement, memory, and what gets erased in the recording of American history.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
9 Jan. 2026
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Photograph by Stuart Palley I’m writing on the eve of the anniversary of the fires that flattened my Pacific Palisades neighborhood, all but erased the community of Altadena, and left unhealed scars across Los Angeles.—
Dana Goodyear,
New Yorker,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Quotas related to race and national origin were abolished.—
Anna Storti,
The Conversation,
8 Jan. 2026
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In 2020, the Florida Supreme Court also abolished proportionality review, which for 50 years allowed judges to probe the circumstances of death cases to protect defendants from the random imposition of the death penalty.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
29 Dec. 2025
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The Palisades fire killed 12 people and destroyed more than 6,000 structures, becoming the third-most destructive fire in state history.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Jan. 2026
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One year after the Palisades Fire leveled entire neighborhoods and destroyed thousands of homes, one Malibu resident is stepping up to help rebuild his community with his architectural expertise.—
Luzdelia Caballero,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Palestinians inspect damaged tents at a displacement camp following an Israeli strike in Gaza City on Friday.—
Freddie Clayton,
NBC news,
11 Jan. 2026
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At the same time, the bond-building treatment creates a protective barrier around each strand, helping to restore damaged hair and improve its integrity over time.—
Alyssa Morin,
InStyle,
9 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Hill believes the lack of interest stems from the injury that pretty much wiped out his junior season.—
Rick Cantu,
Austin American Statesman,
10 Jan. 2026
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Bloomberg reported in December 2024 that Venezuelans were turning to firewood and even their own furniture to cook after an explosion at a propane plant wiped out most of the country’s transmission.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
4 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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One car’s wheels have been removed; another sports a mangled fender.—
Daniel Miller,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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The other is parked at the dock with a mangled railing.—
Michele Gile,
CBS News,
11 Dec. 2025
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“Extirpated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extirpated. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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