liquidates

verb

present tense third-person singular of liquidate
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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3
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 Chaminade’s collective physicality with defensive tackle Kingston Williams, Hudson Manning, and Elijah Williams liquidates the inexperience of Oaks Christian. — Ethan Hanson, Daily News, 20 Aug. 2026 When the fund liquidates, the dividend dwelling is gone. — 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
  1. eradicates
  2. assassinates
  3. pays
  4. erases
  5. murders
  6. settles
  7. abolishes
  8. executes
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  • But that also eradicates a crucial option - to mount a show trial and scapegoat him for all the ills of his rule, thus absolving others.
    — Melik Kaylan, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • Treating the underlying condition eradicates the need for drug treatments that act globally.
    — Dr. Patricia Richard, Hartford Courant, 14 Apr. 2026
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  • That assassinates Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, sparking retaliatory attacks by Iran across the Middle East.
    — Jill Lawrence, Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Soleimani assassination | Trump orders a drone strike in Iraq that assassinates Qasem Soleimani, an influential Iranian military commander.
    — Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 1 Mar. 2026
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  • China also pays plasma donors, but caps donations at every fortnight, up to 24 times a year – far fewer times than the US, where donors can roll up their sleeves up to twice a week, 104 times a year.
    — CNN Staff, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
  • If their income is between one and two times the federal poverty level, Central Health pays the balance of their monthly premium after federal tax credits have been applied.
    — Olivia Aldridge, NPR, 23 Aug. 2026
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  • Nothing erases the toll of 12,000 steps quite like a 60-minute Herbal Bliss healing journey.
    — DeMarco Williams, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • To be sure, charitable bequests are also fully deductible against the estate tax, which means the destination (charity) is what erases Buffett’s tax liability.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 30 July 2026
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  • To get even with Kanan, Juke murders Raq, her surrogate mother.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Moriarty has reported on the yogurt shop murders for over 30 years.
    — Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 26 June 2026
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  • The end result is that, as everyone settles on one side of the parenthood fence or the other, many pick the side with people a lot like themselves.
    — Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Removing a single record rarely settles the issue, and aiming for total invisibility is neither realistic nor a reliable defense.
    — Control Risks, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
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  • The Schengen Area is an agreement between 29 European countries that abolishes passport controls and allows people to travel across European borders without providing documents.
    — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Attorney Monica Restanio, whose arguments in court for the Venezuelan family were responsible for winning the ruling that abolishes the minor issue, said she was thrilled.
    — Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 29 July 2026
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  • The logic controller receives inputs from sensors or other devices, executes a control program and sends outputs to other equipment.
    — Steve Weisman, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Richet executes the whole thing with an almost sterile cleanliness.
    — Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 20 Aug. 2026
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“Liquidates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liquidates. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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