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
That's not to mention the lower ranks where teams like James Madison or Tulane might find their way into the 12-team field, only to get obliterated in the playoff and lose their coaches and half their players to Power Five schools along the way.
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Arkansas Online, 8 Jan. 2026
This often means there will be plenty of ugly aerodynamic parts that conform to the regulation wording, but utterly obliterate the spirit behind those new rules.
—Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Trump’s time in office has obliterated the pretense that there’s any meaningful separation between the state and corporate interests.
—Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2026
Abbey Murphy netted a hat trick along with four assists as the Minnesota women’s hockey team obliterated Sacred Heart 14-2 on Saturday afternoon in Fairfield, Conn.
—Staff Report, Twin Cities, 4 Jan. 2026
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Arkansas Online, 8 Jan. 2026
This often means there will be plenty of ugly aerodynamic parts that conform to the regulation wording, but utterly obliterate the spirit behind those new rules.
—Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Trump’s time in office has obliterated the pretense that there’s any meaningful separation between the state and corporate interests.
—Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2026
Abbey Murphy netted a hat trick along with four assists as the Minnesota women’s hockey team obliterated Sacred Heart 14-2 on Saturday afternoon in Fairfield, Conn.
—Staff Report, Twin Cities, 4 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for obliterate
Verb
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Spider mites create webs and can be eradicated with miticide spray.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
7 Jan. 2026
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Just last week, a professor who taught at Harvard for 40 years slammed the school for its ideological homogeneity after finishing his last semester, saying that graduate programs were denying White male applicants on racial grounds and that Western civilization courses were being eradicated.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
6 Jan. 2026
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Faulkner’s genius doesn’t erase his vices.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Jan. 2026
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Disputes also won't erase your legitimate obligations.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
14 Jan. 2026
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For the first time, more people now support abolishing the agency than oppose it.—
Philip Wang,
Time,
14 Jan. 2026
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Potential amendments could include establishing equal rights for women, abolishing the Electoral College, overturning Citizens United, and banning gerrymandering.—
The Atlantic,
The Atlantic,
13 Jan. 2026
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But the Red Sox destroyed and ended their relationship with their only true power hitter and proven winner for a player who, though an undeniably excellent addition, was here for 117 total games.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
12 Jan. 2026
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In the Pacific Palisades and nearby Malibu, flames burned for 31 days, scorching 37 square miles and destroying more than 6,000 structures, most of them homes.—
Sarah Alegre,
FOXNews.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Obliterate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obliterate. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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