1
as in eradicated
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 assassinated
to put to death deliberately
his first act as absolute ruler was to liquidate his opponents
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as in paid
to give what is owed for
used our lottery winnings to liquidate our debts
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Recent Examples of liquidated
Shaddi Abusaid, AJC.com, 27 Jan. 2026
The venerable Rock went bankrupt in the late 1970s and was liquidated in 1980, with its weaker lines abandoned and the stronger ones sold off to other railroads or to startups.
—F.k. Plous, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026
If Spirit is liquidated, thousands of employees will lose their livelihoods.
—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 14 Jan. 2026
Following bankruptcy, the chain liquidated stores, leases and intellectual property before five stores reopened in the state.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Firefly Aerospace has had a rocky run since its inception as Firefly Space Systems, declaring bankruptcy and being liquidated in 2017.
—Paul Flahive, Austin American Statesman, 9 Jan. 2026
Lord & Taylor shut all its stores in 2019 after HBC sold the weakened retailer, and Hudson’s Bay in Canada liquidated last year, ending its 355-year run.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2026
The distillery was acquired by liquor firm Blackstar, run by an ex-Buffalo Trace employee, only to see its entire staff laid off and all of its assets being liquidated.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 30 Dec. 2025
There are still many unknowns about how the refund process will take shape should the tariffs be invalidated, Oleynik said—especially if some tariffs have already been liquidated and others have not.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 18 Dec. 2025
Verb
On average, Williams said nearly half of Chapter 13 bankruptcies fail and end up being converted to Chapter 7, in which the filer’s assets are liquidated to pay back creditors.
—Shaddi Abusaid, AJC.com, 27 Jan. 2026
The venerable Rock went bankrupt in the late 1970s and was liquidated in 1980, with its weaker lines abandoned and the stronger ones sold off to other railroads or to startups.
—F.k. Plous, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026
If Spirit is liquidated, thousands of employees will lose their livelihoods.
—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 14 Jan. 2026
Following bankruptcy, the chain liquidated stores, leases and intellectual property before five stores reopened in the state.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Firefly Aerospace has had a rocky run since its inception as Firefly Space Systems, declaring bankruptcy and being liquidated in 2017.
—Paul Flahive, Austin American Statesman, 9 Jan. 2026
Lord & Taylor shut all its stores in 2019 after HBC sold the weakened retailer, and Hudson’s Bay in Canada liquidated last year, ending its 355-year run.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2026
The distillery was acquired by liquor firm Blackstar, run by an ex-Buffalo Trace employee, only to see its entire staff laid off and all of its assets being liquidated.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 30 Dec. 2025
There are still many unknowns about how the refund process will take shape should the tariffs be invalidated, Oleynik said—especially if some tariffs have already been liquidated and others have not.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 18 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for liquidated
Verb
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Re-tooled with new signings, the defensive inadequacies and erratic finishing that had held the club back during his first campaign were eradicated.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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At the same time, the nation is seeing an increase in some diseases once considered eradicated here, particularly measles.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Jan. 2026
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In September, Kirk was assassinated in front of three thousand students at Utah Valley University while debating a liberal audience member about gun control.—
Charles Duhigg,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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He was assassinated that night.—
Matt Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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This means some workers paid more tax during the year than their final liability will require.—
Emma Waldman,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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The court set a bail of $252,000, which was paid.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
24 Jan. 2026
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What counts as a cleared sidewalk?—
Quinn Clark,
jsonline.com,
1 Dec. 2025
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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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The decline erased more than $55 billion in market value.—
Bloomberg,
Twin Cities,
27 Jan. 2026
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James Folta Talks to Bookseller Angela Schwesnedl Angela Schwesnedl from Moon Palace Books in Minneapolis picked up my phone call on Saturday almost two hours to the minute after Alex Pretti was murdered in the street by ICE officers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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Eger watched her parents taken away to the gas chambers where more than a million people, primarily of Jewish descent, were murdered.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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Michigan community organizer William Lawrence, 35, who is running for Congress against GOP incumbent Tom Barrett, whose seat in the battleground state is rated as one most competitive congressional races this year by political forecasters, has explicitly called for ICE to be abolished.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
29 Jan. 2026
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His successor, Jacques Chirac, briefly abolished it in 1986, but Mitterrand expeditiously revived it in 1989 upon his return to office.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
27 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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“Liquidated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liquidated. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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