as in to eradicate
to destroy all traces of
in a stroke, the March snowstorm obliterated our hopes for an early spring
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Recent Examples of obliterate
Plus, its native 165Hz refresh rate obliterates motion blur and frame smear across sports and cinematic gaming.
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Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
3 June 2026
Indiana obliterated Alabama, with the one win being Texas over Michigan.
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Ian Miller Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
3 June 2026
On the recto is the full self-portrait, its face obliterated by the forceful insert of another Rembrandt image.
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James Quandt,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
The psychological thriller has obliterated projections, with early tracking suggesting a $40 million to $50 million domestic debut.
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Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
31 May 2026
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Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
3 June 2026
Indiana obliterated Alabama, with the one win being Texas over Michigan.
—
Ian Miller Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
3 June 2026
On the recto is the full self-portrait, its face obliterated by the forceful insert of another Rembrandt image.
—
James Quandt,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
The psychological thriller has obliterated projections, with early tracking suggesting a $40 million to $50 million domestic debut.
—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
31 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for obliterate
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Incomplete or inappropriate antibiotic courses amplify this effect by exposing bacteria to sub-therapeutic drug concentrations without eradicating them.
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Building new sterile fly production facilities in the Southwest helped eradicate the flies in that region too, and by 1966, the US was declared officially screwworm-free.
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By the time the boundary issues were partially corrected in the 1960s, both the cemetery and the surrounding Black community had been largely erased from public memory.
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Still, state environmental officials and weather experts say the rainfall deficits dating back to last fall have not been completely erased.
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Avila Chevalier survived a deluge of attacks for previous social media posts that called for abolishing the police and prisons.
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Earlier this month, the bloc also released more information about its own plans for abolishing its de minimis exemption on June 30.
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Both victims died in separate mobile homes that were destroyed about two to three miles apart, Bullard said.
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If Iran’s atomic weapons infrastructure was destroyed in this war, funneling hundreds of billions into the country can’t be used to rebuild it.
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“Obliterate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obliterate. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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