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 Islamic Republic, by this standard, has already acquitted itself with honor, by continuing to fight even as their ships and aircraft are obliterated and their comrades blown apart.
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Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 3 Apr. 2026
Claims that Tehran's capabilities have been obliterated are overstated.
—Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2026
The nine-figure sale price obliterates the previous Lake Tahoe-area record, which was $62 million and also in Incline Village.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 2 Apr. 2026
UConn won 73-72, and the Blue Devils were left to wonder how everything could be obliterated in just 10 seconds.
—Megan Armstrong, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
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Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 3 Apr. 2026
Claims that Tehran's capabilities have been obliterated are overstated.
—Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2026
The nine-figure sale price obliterates the previous Lake Tahoe-area record, which was $62 million and also in Incline Village.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 2 Apr. 2026
UConn won 73-72, and the Blue Devils were left to wonder how everything could be obliterated in just 10 seconds.
—Megan Armstrong, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for obliterate
Verb
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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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Without widespread vaccine adherence, illnesses that were once eradicated can make a return.—
Sukhman Rekhi,
Verywell Health,
13 Apr. 2026
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The request by the Justice Department would go a step further and erase all the convictions for extremist group leaders, including Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes, who didn’t receive pardons last January.—
Michael Kunzelman,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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Adam Frazier and Logan O'Hoppe each hit a solo homer off Yankees starter Luis Gil to help the Angels erase an early 3-0 deficit.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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His platform includes defending science and abolishing ICE and the Electoral College.—
Gabriel Debenedetti,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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Defunding police is as dumb as abolishing ICE.—
Wendy Murphy,
Boston Herald,
13 Apr. 2026
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All the State Forensic Authority’s DNA analysis labs were looted and destroyed in the fighting.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2026
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But now with factories, energy facilities, bridges and railways destroyed—leaving many Iranians unemployed—conditions have gotten worse.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Obliterate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obliterate. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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