1
as in to eradicate
to destroy all traces of
a decisive act that liquidated all doubts and fears about his governing abilities
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2
as in to assassinate
to put to death deliberately
his first act as absolute ruler was to liquidate his opponents
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Recent Examples of liquidate
And one of the chain’s former buyers indicated that Francesca’s intends to liquidate all goods.
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Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 15 Jan. 2026
On the company website, STG said in its filing that a Chapter 11 bankruptcy does not mean the company is going out of business or liquidating its assets.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 14 Jan. 2026
Hudson’s Bay, Canada’s oldest company, began liquidating all but six of its stores in March 2025.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 14 Jan. 2026
If Spirit is liquidated, thousands of employees will lose their livelihoods.
—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 14 Jan. 2026
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Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 15 Jan. 2026
On the company website, STG said in its filing that a Chapter 11 bankruptcy does not mean the company is going out of business or liquidating its assets.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 14 Jan. 2026
Hudson’s Bay, Canada’s oldest company, began liquidating all but six of its stores in March 2025.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 14 Jan. 2026
If Spirit is liquidated, thousands of employees will lose their livelihoods.
—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 14 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for liquidate
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California wildlife officials have approved a plan to eradicate Catalina’s entire deer population as part of a broader effort to restore the island ecosystem, sparking fierce opposition from an unusual coalition of hunters and animal welfare advocates.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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To date, the only other human disease ever eradicated was the virus that caused smallpox.—
Theresa Gaffney,
STAT,
2 Feb. 2026
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The designation has since been renewed multiple times as the country faces a host of crises, including widespread violence by armed gangs, food insecurity, displacement and a leadership vacuum after the president was assassinated in 2021.—
Tami Luhby,
CNN Money,
1 Feb. 2026
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Days later, Trump, much to the surprise of even his own advisers, responded by assassinating Iran’s top military commander, Qassem Soleimani, in Iraq.—
Karim Sadjadpour,
The Atlantic,
31 Jan. 2026
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In this Gothic fantasy debut, Leena Al-Sayer bargains her ability to see the dead in order to pay for the expensive medicine her brother Rami needs to live.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
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The Illinois Department of Natural Resources and the legislature should act on the report’s recommendations with actions to strengthen reporting, enforce existing laws, prevent further abandonment of wells and ensure polluters pay for cleanup.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Feb. 2026
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Therefore, telling the story in graphic form on behalf of Ukrainians themselves, explaining the preconditions for Russia’s attempts to erase Ukraine as a sovereign country and Ukrainians as an ethnic group, became extremely relevant.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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The Clippers erased a second double-digit deficit behind a 14-3 run to open the second quarter and took a 33-31 lead on Leonard’s pull-up jumper.—
Oc Register,
Oc Register,
28 Jan. 2026
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And later in September, after the conservative activist Charlie Kirk was murdered in Utah, the account began posting a stream of writings about the importance of free speech and support for Kirk’s widow, Erika.—
Jessica Mathews,
Fortune,
31 Jan. 2026
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People tried to murder him, incarcerate him, slander him.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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Brent crude futures settled above $70.—
Jason Gewirtz,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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Russia's advance in Ukraine has largely settled into a grinding war of attrition, and analysts say that Russian President Vladimir Putin is in no rush to find a settlement, despite his army's difficulties on the roughly 600-mile front line.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
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More than half of independents now approve of abolishing ICE, once a rallying cry of progressives.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
28 Jan. 2026
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Video footage shows Omar was calling for abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement and for Homeland Security Kristi Noem to resign when the suspect jumped in front of her and sprayed the liquid on her shirt.—
Philip Wang,
Time,
28 Jan. 2026
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Renee Good, a 37-year-old mother of three, was summarily executed in the street.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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His death sentence echoes the case of Iranian wrestling champion Navid Afkari, who was executed in September 2020.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Liquidate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liquidate. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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