1
as in eradicating
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 murdering
to put to death deliberately
his first act as absolute ruler was to liquidate his opponents
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3
as in paying
to give what is owed for
used our lottery winnings to liquidate our debts
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Recent Examples of liquidating
Lambert said that some repeat buyers who are still moving forward with plans to sell and relocate are either tapping into their substantial home equity or liquidating investments to pay all-cash and avoid today’s higher mortgage rates.
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Dave Smith, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025
And now, with so few teams in rebuild mode, attention turns to the start of the season to see which teams get off to a slow start and decide to start liquidating veteran players in an effort toward drafting Gavin McKenna in 2026.
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
These steps allow savvy money managers to ride out periods of market decline without liquidating assets at the wrong moment.
—Jaime Catmull, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
But this comes at the cost of EchoStar liquidating most of its spectrum licenses, according to MoffettNathanson Research.
—PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2025
Giarratana secured a $340 million financing deal after liquidating a previous construction loan earlier this year.
—Molly Davis, The Tennessean, 22 Aug. 2025
Earlier this month, the company filed for bankruptcy protection, for the second time in a decade, and began liquidating.
—Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2025
After a brief stay with Nikki and liquidating her 401(k), Molly moves into her own modest apartment, but the sartorial connection with Nikki remains.
—Fawnia Soo Hoo, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2025
Longtime mall staple Claire’s has begun liquidating its stores after filing for bankruptcy for a second time in seven years.
—Ryan Baker, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2025
Dave Smith, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025
And now, with so few teams in rebuild mode, attention turns to the start of the season to see which teams get off to a slow start and decide to start liquidating veteran players in an effort toward drafting Gavin McKenna in 2026.
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
These steps allow savvy money managers to ride out periods of market decline without liquidating assets at the wrong moment.
—Jaime Catmull, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
But this comes at the cost of EchoStar liquidating most of its spectrum licenses, according to MoffettNathanson Research.
—PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2025
Giarratana secured a $340 million financing deal after liquidating a previous construction loan earlier this year.
—Molly Davis, The Tennessean, 22 Aug. 2025
Earlier this month, the company filed for bankruptcy protection, for the second time in a decade, and began liquidating.
—Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2025
After a brief stay with Nikki and liquidating her 401(k), Molly moves into her own modest apartment, but the sartorial connection with Nikki remains.
—Fawnia Soo Hoo, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2025
Longtime mall staple Claire’s has begun liquidating its stores after filing for bankruptcy for a second time in seven years.
—Ryan Baker, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for liquidating
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Water through fall and any herbicides applied will likely be more effective at eradicating weeds.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Oct. 2025
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In July, after FilmLA’s contract was renewed for five more years despite opposition from some local public advocates, a host of measures aimed at streamlining and eradicating bureaucratic hurdles in the film permitting process was approved.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Oct. 2025
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Kohberger, 30, was sentenced in July to four consecutive life prison terms for murdering the four U of I undergraduates in Moscow in November 2022.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
9 Oct. 2025
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Soon after, the viewer meets Speck (Tobias Jelinek), notorious for murdering eight nursing students at a house outside Chicago in the late 1960s.—
Elizabeth Yuko,
Rolling Stone,
8 Oct. 2025
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One suggested paying for outside services, such as privatized tutoring.—
Megan O’Matz,
ProPublica,
8 Oct. 2025
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Fabrication costs and retail markups also mean buyers are generally paying above spot prices.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
8 Oct. 2025
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These services do all the work for you by actively monitoring and systematically erasing your personal information from hundreds of websites.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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On the other, a history-erasing far right.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
9 Oct. 2025
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Casual killings at point-blank range, vicious motorcycle jackings, tossing someone off a building, assassinating the actual Mark Cuban (playing himself) — this, in the movie, is what the good guys do.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
1 Oct. 2025
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Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old accused of assassinating Charlie Kirk at a Utah college campus earlier this month, returned to court Monday, sort of.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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Jalen Suggs was starting at shooting guard before settling in at point guard before the playoffs.—
Law Murray,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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The singer-songwriter, 35, and the Kansas City Chiefs tight end, 36 — whose garden proposal took place over the summer after recording their New Heights podcast episode — are still settling into their new engagement status.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
6 Oct. 2025
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The European Parliament has twice called for Yahaya’s release, asking Nigeria to set an example by abolishing the blasphemy laws under which he has been detained for over five years.—
Sean Nelson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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Both Biss and Abughazaleh support abolishing ICE, and the winner of their primary will be heavily favored to hold a seat whose voters backed Kamala Harris by 37 points last year.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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Currently, there is no information on the extent of land burned or the size of the crew involved in executing the prescribed fire.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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The first of four bills filed by the Metro Planning Department with the intention of executing on recommendations in the department’s housing and infrastructure study returned to a council agenda for the first time in a month, only to once again be deferred until November.—
Austin Hornbostel,
Nashville Tennessean,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Liquidating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liquidating. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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