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
And then Sutton is absolutely obliterated on fourth-and-goal from the 2.
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Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025
My favorite street in Nashville has been just obliterated.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2025
This war obliterated their remaining infrastructure.
—Mohammed R. Mhawish, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2025
Dowdle has 473 total yards over the past two games, obliterating another record previously held by McCaffrey.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 12 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for obliterate
Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025
My favorite street in Nashville has been just obliterated.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2025
This war obliterated their remaining infrastructure.
—Mohammed R. Mhawish, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2025
Dowdle has 473 total yards over the past two games, obliterating another record previously held by McCaffrey.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 12 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for obliterate
Verb
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To protect its biodiversity, New Zealand has embarked on an experiment that aims to eradicate all invasive species by the year 2050.—
NPR,
NPR,
26 Oct. 2025
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While centuries of English governance strived to eradicate the language, many in Wales fought to preserve it.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Such grotesque accounts are part of alternate histories that hegemonic discourse attempted to erase.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Oct. 2025
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Nations weave myths out of victories and erase defeats with the promise of future triumphs.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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In the 1980s, the Construction Differential Subsidy was abolished, hollowing out the commercial base.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
28 Oct. 2025
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Rogers noted that the book argues that a central cause of the war was Anglo settlers’ determination to keep slaves in bondage after Mexico largely abolished it.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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The Japanese battleship Musashi, one of the largest ever built, was destroyed.—
Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
26 Oct. 2025
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Russian air defense systems destroyed one drone heading for Moscow, the city’s mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on Sunday, according to Reuters.—
Laura Sharman,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Obliterate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obliterate. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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