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
Justin Davidson, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
On the night of March 19, 2023, Vladimir Putin flew in for his first and only visit to Mariupol, the Ukrainian city that Russian forces had obliterated a year earlier.
—Yegor Mostovshikov, The Dial, 9 Sep. 2025
While Ne Zha’s home of Chentang Pass is being obliterated, we’re shown a grim, apocalyptic tableau of mass death that features a family with a young child frozen in ash.
—Derek Robertson, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
The serial number on the rifle was obliterated and unreadable.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Caglianone had obliterated Triple-A pitching in a short stint with the Omaha Storm Chasers.
—Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
Infrastructure has been obliterated.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
The Snowball was suddenly obliterated by unimaginably high heat and CO2, and the global ice sheets flooded the oceans with steaming meltwater.
—Peter Brannen
august 28, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
Chatter in a crowded room, the grind of metal on train tracks and the boisterous wall of sound backstage at a gig were also effectively subdued but not completely obliterated.
—New Atlas, 22 Aug. 2025
Adjective
Alice Tully Hall Jazzman Etienne Charles tells the story of the neighborhood that Lincoln Center obliterated in a symphonic-scale quilt of Black American styles.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
On the night of March 19, 2023, Vladimir Putin flew in for his first and only visit to Mariupol, the Ukrainian city that Russian forces had obliterated a year earlier.
—Yegor Mostovshikov, The Dial, 9 Sep. 2025
While Ne Zha’s home of Chentang Pass is being obliterated, we’re shown a grim, apocalyptic tableau of mass death that features a family with a young child frozen in ash.
—Derek Robertson, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
The serial number on the rifle was obliterated and unreadable.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Caglianone had obliterated Triple-A pitching in a short stint with the Omaha Storm Chasers.
—Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
Infrastructure has been obliterated.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
The Snowball was suddenly obliterated by unimaginably high heat and CO2, and the global ice sheets flooded the oceans with steaming meltwater.
—Peter Brannen
august 28, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
Chatter in a crowded room, the grind of metal on train tracks and the boisterous wall of sound backstage at a gig were also effectively subdued but not completely obliterated.
—New Atlas, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for obliterated
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Total job growth was revised lower by the largest amount in history, The revisions erased 911 thousand jobs over the full year period, adding to mounting concerns of a weakening labor market and fueling questions as to the reliability of monthly data being used to gauge employment.—
JJ Kinahan,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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But ultimately, the Bills offense stormed back and erased a 15-point deficit in the fourth quarter to steal the Week 1 win away from the Ravens.—
Reice Shipley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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High among their concerns are declining vaccination rates resulting in outbreaks of contagious diseases like pertussis — also known as whooping cough — and measles, a disease the United States declared eradicated in 2000.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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Now with the barriers to entry to publishing information largely eradicated by social media and technology, such alliances may not be as immediately essential.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Alternatively, a star being ripped apart in TDE could produce a day-long GRB, but this scenario fails to replicate other properties of the GRB 250702B, an explosion that would require a very unusual star being destroyed by an even stranger black hole.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Hadid was commissioned to design it for a fire brigade on the Vitra Campus after a major 1981 fire destroyed most of the complex, which originally consisted of factory buildings but is now a collection of contemporary design and architecture showrooms.—
Mae Hamilton,
AFAR Media,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Chinese leader, who assumed the presidency in 2013, abolished term limits in 2018.—
Evelyn Cheng,Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
3 Sep. 2025
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In 2018, China’s legislature abolished presidential term limits in a ceremonial vote, effectively allowing Xi to rule for life.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Diseased or damaged branches can be removed anytime.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
5 Sep. 2025
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Know how to avoid injury from debris, contaminated water, carbon monoxide poisoning, electrocution, and damaged buildings and infrastructure.—
Staff reports,
AZCentral.com,
4 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 president sought to show supporters that the achievements of his administration would be wiped out if Republican opponent Mitt Romney won the election.—
Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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His touchdown pass to Damian Henderson II seconds later was also wiped out because of a holding penalty.—
Joe Davidosn,
Sacbee.com,
6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The wrecked streetcar is colored yellow and white and was named the Elevador da Gloria.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Sep. 2025
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He was found in Laughry Creek near the wrecked SUV and was dressed in only his underwear, the prosecutor said.—
Quinlan Bentley,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Obliterated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obliterated. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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