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
The serial number on the rifle was obliterated and unreadable.
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Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Caglianone had obliterated Triple-A pitching in a short stint with the Omaha Storm Chasers.
—Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
The sentiment is relatable; desire is often a catastrophic force, obliterating our best intentions for ourselves.
—Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2025
Infrastructure has been obliterated.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
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Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Caglianone had obliterated Triple-A pitching in a short stint with the Omaha Storm Chasers.
—Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
The sentiment is relatable; desire is often a catastrophic force, obliterating our best intentions for ourselves.
—Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2025
Infrastructure has been obliterated.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for obliterate
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Taking the time to invest in people-centric practices in your workplace and eradicate old norms that are no longer serving us is a critical skill of 21st-century leaders.—
Ellen Whitlock Baker,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Now with the barriers to entry to publishing information largely eradicated by social media and technology, such alliances may not be as immediately essential.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
8 Sep. 2025
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Total job growth was revised lower by the largest amount in history, The revisions erased 911 thousand jobs over the full year period, adding to mounting concerns of a weakening labor market and fueling questions as to the reliability of monthly data being used to gauge employment.—
JJ Kinahan,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 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,
10 Sep. 2025
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Merz, for his part, would like to abolish this daily working limit while still maintaining the 40-hour workweek, allowing working days to become more flexible.—
Alex Ledsom,
Fortune,
7 Sep. 2025
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In 2018, China’s legislature abolished presidential term limits in a ceremonial vote, effectively allowing Xi to rule for life.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
3 Sep. 2025
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Some are value-destroying black holes; others are relentless value creators.—
Steve Denning,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The first instance of NATO nations downing drones came last week, when Polish and Dutch fighters destroyed three Russian drones over Poland.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Obliterate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obliterate. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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