as in eradicated
to destroy all traces of
the triumph of modern medicine in extirpating certain diseases
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Verb
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FellinAI‘s first feature, The Sweet Idleness, imagines a world in which machines have eradicated 99% of jobs, leaving humans to a life of leisure.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
2 Oct. 2025 -
That misconception must be eradicated from our society.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
2 Oct. 2025
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The Mariners erased an 8-1 Toronto lead in Game 2 to complete a sweep, celebrating the comeback by locking arms around the pitcher’s mound.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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What’s being erased are actual historical facts.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Sep. 2025
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Complicating matters for all the island’s inhabitants, in January 1793 the French revolutionaries, who had abolished the monarchy to create a republic, executed King Louis XVI and then declared war on Great Britain and Spain.—
Marlene L. Daut
September 22,
Literary Hub,
22 Sep. 2025
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Two years later, the monarchy was abolished, and Nepal, the world’s sole Hindu kingdom, proclaimed itself a secular republic.—
Kapil Komireddi,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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Though most of his property was destroyed in the fire, a carnival operator named Bunny Gibbons bought Gein's car and charged 25 cents for people to view it until authorities shut down the operation.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
7 Oct. 2025
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The Gaza Strip itself has been nearly leveled, with the United Nations estimating 78% of structures having been damaged or destroyed, leaving a monumental task of rebuilding for whoever will govern the enclave next.—
Emily Feng,
NPR,
7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Prune lightly for shaping and to remove any dead or damaged branches.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
5 Oct. 2025
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Health problems caused by ozone may include coughing, difficulty breathing, and inflamed and damaged airways, according to the agency.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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However, it was wiped out after linebacker Marist Liufau didn’t get off the field in time, so the Cowboys were penalized for too many men on the field.—
Jon Machota,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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Mexico built a hydroelectric dam, where these golden barrel cactuses live and in an instant their environment was destroyed and this species was almost wiped out.—
Eyder Peralta,
NPR,
28 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Video from local news stations showed mangled train cars, some stacked atop each other, and smoke from grass fires drifting into the surrounding rural area.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Aug. 2025
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Abelardo raced outside to find his brother inside the mangled Corolla.—
Rebecca White,
New York Daily News,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Extirpated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extirpated. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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