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Recent Examples of extirpated
Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 11 June 2026
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
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
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
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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
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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
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In the 1960s, screwworm was eradicated from America thanks to robust foreign assistance.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
17 June 2026
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The sound of water, which normally underlay everyday life, had been momentarily eradicated.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
Adjective
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Multiple agencies from the region helped local first responders search and assess damaged areas, town officials said on social media.—
DAVE COLLINS,
Arkansas Online,
13 June 2026
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Residents began sharing reports on neighborhood Facebook groups in recent days, with several posting photos of damaged tires and doorbell camera footage from around the area of 77th Street to 81st Street, between Brookside Street and Oak Street.—
Ben Wheeler,
Kansas City Star,
12 June 2026
Verb
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Stocks rose on Wall Street Thursday and erased most of their losses from a day earlier to notch weekly gains.—
Damian J. Troise,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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It's believed a similar construction may have existed early on at Stonehenge itself, but any traces of that structure would have been erased as development continued into what is there today.—
Adam England,
PEOPLE,
18 June 2026
Adjective
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Though not as big or catastrophic as the asteroid theorized to have wiped out the dinosaurs 66 million years ago, Apophis would cause widespread destruction up to several hundred kilometers from its impact site.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
16 Apr. 2026
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Article continues below Jen (voiced by Stephen Garlick), who is a member of another, near-extinct race called Gelflings, was raised by Mystics after Skeksis wiped out his extended family.—
David Faris,
TheWeek,
16 Apr. 2026
Verb
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About 20 African countries actively uphold term limits, the think tank says, while others have abolished or circumvented them, or are under military regimes that have suspended constitutional rule, allowing long-serving leaders to remain in office.—
Farai Mutsaka,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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Pittman said the holiday should instead recognize the ratification of the 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery nationwide later that year.—
Nora O'Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
18 June 2026
Adjective
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Sampaio rushed over to the mangled car and managed to free the unconscious man in the driver’s seat.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
2 June 2026
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An accompanying photograph dated May 30th shows a mangled, banana-less strip of duct tape stuck to a white wall.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
1 June 2026
Verb
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The crash sparked a fire that destroyed the aircraft, which was operating as a skydiving flight, according to the NTSB.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
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The fire burned more than 60 acres and destroyed several structures, including homes, according to CBS Los Angeles.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2026
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“Extirpated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extirpated. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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