as in erased
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 obliterated
Jack Bantock, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
Yet the authorities destroyed them, obliterated their movement, and built the structures of the current world on its ashes.
—Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
Once there, the Rams got obliterated by a MAC team.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2025
Many of these refuges have since been obliterated.
—Ghada Abdulfattah, The Atlantic, 23 Sep. 2025
The serial number on the rifle was obliterated and unreadable.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
The film charts the story of an unhoused man whose once-stable life is obliterated by gambling and alcohol addiction.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 22 Sep. 2025
By the following day, the Palisades and the historic community of Altadena, in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains northeast of downtown, had been obliterated, in the most destructive urban wildfires in Southern California history.
—Dana Goodyear, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Duran obliterated a 1-0 sinker 385 feet to right field to put the Red Sox ahead.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Scheffler and Brooks Koepka made unwanted history in Italy two years ago when they were obliterated 9&7 by Scandinavian duo Viktor Hovland and Ludvig Aberg, the largest margin of victory for any 18-hole match in Ryder Cup history.
—Jack Bantock, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
Yet the authorities destroyed them, obliterated their movement, and built the structures of the current world on its ashes.
—Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
Once there, the Rams got obliterated by a MAC team.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2025
Many of these refuges have since been obliterated.
—Ghada Abdulfattah, The Atlantic, 23 Sep. 2025
The serial number on the rifle was obliterated and unreadable.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
The film charts the story of an unhoused man whose once-stable life is obliterated by gambling and alcohol addiction.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 22 Sep. 2025
By the following day, the Palisades and the historic community of Altadena, in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains northeast of downtown, had been obliterated, in the most destructive urban wildfires in Southern California history.
—Dana Goodyear, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Duran obliterated a 1-0 sinker 385 feet to right field to put the Red Sox ahead.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for obliterated
Verb
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The Mercury erased a 17-point deficit in the fourth quarter behind a flurry of buckets from Kahleah Copper and veteran shotmaking from DeWanna Bonner.—
Sabreena Merchant,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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One swing of the bat has erased all of that, and Judge now has another (contrary to popular belief) significant postseason moment.—
Andrew Wright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
Verb
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FellinAI‘s first feature, The Sweet Idleness, imagines a world in which machines have eradicated 99% of jobs, leaving humans to a life of leisure.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
2 Oct. 2025
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That misconception must be eradicated from our society.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Though most of his property was destroyed in the fire, a carnival operator named Bunny Gibbons bought Gein's car and charged 25 cents for people to view it until authorities shut down the operation.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
7 Oct. 2025
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The Gaza Strip itself has been nearly leveled, with the United Nations estimating 78% of structures having been damaged or destroyed, leaving a monumental task of rebuilding for whoever will govern the enclave next.—
Emily Feng,
NPR,
7 Oct. 2025
Verb
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However, when your organization was founded less than 45 years after slavery was abolished, when Black women were still being forced to be wet nurses to the very children of those who oppressed them and lynching was a common occurrence below the Mason-Dixon Line?—
Essence,
Essence,
3 Oct. 2025
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The polissyster title was abolished in 1954, and women police officers were officially recognized under the same title as their male counterparts.—
Isadora Wandermurem,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Prune lightly for shaping and to remove any dead or damaged branches.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
5 Oct. 2025
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Health problems caused by ozone may include coughing, difficulty breathing, and inflamed and damaged airways, according to the agency.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Video from local news stations showed mangled train cars, some stacked atop each other, and smoke from grass fires drifting into the surrounding rural area.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Aug. 2025
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Abelardo raced outside to find his brother inside the mangled Corolla.—
Rebecca White,
New York Daily News,
12 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The sell-off wiped out Amazon's gains for the year.—
Ari Levy,Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
10 Oct. 2025
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Fungal disease, butternut canker, wiped out about 90% of the state's butternut trees.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
9 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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This summer, a Florida man stumbled on a wrecked vessel while fishing with his grandson – possibly a 19th-century ship designed to carry rum.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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And curiosity to see impact of no Tyreek Hill, out for year with wrecked knee just days after Panthers lost Barkov for season.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Obliterated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obliterated. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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