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in a stroke, the March snowstorm obliterated our hopes for an early spring
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Recent Examples of obliterated
Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2026
But then, the Lakers obliterated the NoCal teams for their first back-to-back wins of 20-plus points each all season.
—Law Murray, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
Because the president said the nuclear threat was obliterated.
—CBS News, 1 Mar. 2026
That process should soon be starting in that, not only the death of Khamenei but the Country has been, in only one day, very much destroyed and, even, obliterated.
—Dan Mangan,leslie Josephs,spencer Kimball,cj Haddad,justin Papp,jordan Novet, CNBC, 28 Feb. 2026
It will be totally obliterated.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 28 Feb. 2026
It will be totally again obliterated.
—ABC News, 28 Feb. 2026
That’s why in a breakthrough operation last June, the United States military obliterated Iran’s nuclear weapons program with an attack on Iranian soil known as Operation Midnight Hammer.
—Time Staff, Time, 25 Feb. 2026
That's why in a breakthrough operation last June, the United States military obliterated Iran's nuclear weapons program with an attack on Iranian soil, known as Operation Midnight Hammer.
—February 25, NPR, 25 Feb. 2026
Verb
So your sense is that maybe the strikes hadn’t obliterated Iran’s nuclear program?
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2026
But then, the Lakers obliterated the NoCal teams for their first back-to-back wins of 20-plus points each all season.
—Law Murray, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
Because the president said the nuclear threat was obliterated.
—CBS News, 1 Mar. 2026
That process should soon be starting in that, not only the death of Khamenei but the Country has been, in only one day, very much destroyed and, even, obliterated.
—Dan Mangan,leslie Josephs,spencer Kimball,cj Haddad,justin Papp,jordan Novet, CNBC, 28 Feb. 2026
It will be totally obliterated.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 28 Feb. 2026
It will be totally again obliterated.
—ABC News, 28 Feb. 2026
That’s why in a breakthrough operation last June, the United States military obliterated Iran’s nuclear weapons program with an attack on Iranian soil known as Operation Midnight Hammer.
—Time Staff, Time, 25 Feb. 2026
That's why in a breakthrough operation last June, the United States military obliterated Iran's nuclear weapons program with an attack on Iranian soil, known as Operation Midnight Hammer.
—February 25, NPR, 25 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for obliterated
Verb
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Whereas there was a time in recent years when open shelving pretty much erased all upper cabinets, that's not how they're used in modern trends.—
Ashlyn Needham,
The Spruce,
12 Mar. 2026
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When young mice that were housed with older mice were given antibiotics, however, the effect was erased.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
11 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Weakening vaccine confidence under his leadership has seen falling compliance rates and outbreaks of previously controlled or eradicated childhood diseases, including measles.—
Kaitlin McCallum,
Hartford Courant,
11 Mar. 2026
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Weeds and grasses that weren't completely eradicated before the fabric is put down push through to reach the sun with the roots snuggly tucked into the earth under the fabric.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
7 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
11 Mar. 2026
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Athens then destroyed Melos and launched the Sicily Expedition with overwhelming force and no coherent theory of governance for what came next.—
Farah N. Jan,
The Conversation,
10 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The case back then also involved the bodies of naked, mutilated women, plus all the sexism and homophobia that were pervasive in police work in 1998 and are apparently ship-shape today.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Mar. 2026
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Front and rear wings are simplified, and the sport’s controversial Drag Reduction System (DRS)—long considered to create artificial overtaking—has been abolished.—
Brad Spurgeon,
Robb Report,
9 Mar. 2026
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What are the origins of daylight saving time — and hasn’t Idaho abolished the practice?—
Hali Smith,
Idaho Statesman,
6 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Even if direct fighting eased soon, damaged facilities, disrupted logistics and shipping risk could keep fuel markets distorted for weeks or months.—
Dante Motley,
Austin American Statesman,
9 Mar. 2026
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The sheriff's office also advised people to avoid damaged structures and structures that had been marked by emergency personnel.—
Nour Rahal,
Freep.com,
7 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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What remained of that mangled outfit somehow managed to win 115-113 in overtime against former Warrior Kevin Durant and a supporting Rockets cast that specializes in turning basketball games into rock fights.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
6 Mar. 2026
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At last, after another half hour that whipped the nerves into a frantic state of alertness came the Pyrrhic victory, and the small mangled spot of blood, my blood, on the head-board of the bed.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Then, after the B’s repeatedly turned it over in their zone, Lindholm wiped out the final 26 seconds of the PP with a hooking call that may have saved a goal as the puck was laying behind Swayman in the crease.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
11 Mar. 2026
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Everybody at Warners and New Line got wiped out.—
Scott Feinberg,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Obliterated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obliterated. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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