1
as in eradicates
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 assassinates
to put to death deliberately
his first act as absolute ruler was to liquidate his opponents
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as in pays
to give what is owed for
used our lottery winnings to liquidate our debts
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Recent Examples of liquidates
When the fund liquidates, the dividend dwelling is gone.
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Brett Owens,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
What happens to Spirit's assets like plane fleets and airline gates if the airline liquidates?
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Kelly McCarthy,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
The company filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, which liquidates a company by selling off its property to repay creditors.
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Corina Vanek,
AZCentral.com,
8 Nov. 2025
Brett Owens,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
What happens to Spirit's assets like plane fleets and airline gates if the airline liquidates?
—
Kelly McCarthy,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
The company filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, which liquidates a company by selling off its property to repay creditors.
—
Corina Vanek,
AZCentral.com,
8 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for liquidates
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Treating the underlying condition eradicates the need for drug treatments that act globally.
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This method completely eradicates weeds on contact without any toxic chemicals.
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That assassinates Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, sparking retaliatory attacks by Iran across the Middle East.
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Soleimani assassination | Trump orders a drone strike in Iraq that assassinates Qasem Soleimani, an influential Iranian military commander.
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The separation agreement pays Molinar a year of her salary plus other benefits, Geren said.
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Who benefits and who pays for AI progress is a legitimate debate.
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The whole thing with Pullman porters is they weren’t called by their names, they were all called George, so that erases your identity.
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Custom silicon is a continuous program, not a single release that erases a hardware shortage overnight.
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Moriarty has reported on the yogurt shop murders for over 30 years.
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Not the family stuff, like Natalie’s spontaneous nipple piercing after making out with Cady’s maybe-daughter, Nevaeh (Malia Pyles), who later murders her own mother after kissing her, for way too long, on the mouth.
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Which frontier model wins, which lab pulls ahead, which assistant the market finally settles on, none of it is easy to predict.
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Before My Morning Jacket settles into San Francisco for an October residency, frontman Jim James is turning inward.
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Instead, this measure abolishes them.
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The Iranian parliament has just approved a law that abolishes prison sentences for those who had to leave Iran illegally.
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When an agent executes a refund policy, a credit decision, an escalation rule—that is your operating model running in production.
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Director Wes Craven executes a masterclass in tension, shock, and subverting expectations.
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“Liquidates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liquidates. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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