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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
Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 26 Jan. 2026
The Seahawks obliterated San Fran, 41-6.
—Greg Cote
january 18, Miami Herald, 18 Jan. 2026
No suspense in this game, as the Wolves (27-14) obliterated the Bucks.
—Zach Harper, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
The Hoosiers — who obliterated two playoff opponents — are undefeated and are one win from their first national title.
—Keven Lerner, Sun Sentinel, 14 Jan. 2026
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.
—Arkansas Online, 8 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
Iran's key nuclear enrichment facilities have been completely and totally obliterated.
—Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 28 Dec. 2025
Verb
On Sunday, Maye played in short sleeves, despite a second half that was played inside a snow globe, so much so that the yard lines were mostly obliterated.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 26 Jan. 2026
The Seahawks obliterated San Fran, 41-6.
—Greg Cote
january 18, Miami Herald, 18 Jan. 2026
No suspense in this game, as the Wolves (27-14) obliterated the Bucks.
—Zach Harper, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
The Hoosiers — who obliterated two playoff opponents — are undefeated and are one win from their first national title.
—Keven Lerner, Sun Sentinel, 14 Jan. 2026
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.
—Arkansas Online, 8 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
Iran's key nuclear enrichment facilities have been completely and totally obliterated.
—Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 28 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for obliterated
Verb
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The Clippers erased a second double-digit deficit behind a 14-3 run to open the second quarter and took a 33-31 lead on Leonard’s pull-up jumper.—
Oc Register,
Oc Register,
28 Jan. 2026
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The decline erased more than $55 billion in market value.—
Bloomberg,
Twin Cities,
27 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Re-tooled with new signings, the defensive inadequacies and erratic finishing that had held the club back during his first campaign were eradicated.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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At the same time, the nation is seeing an increase in some diseases once considered eradicated here, particularly measles.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Well, Federer just destroyed him — 6-1, 6-4 in about 50 minutes — and that left a lot of time to fill.—
Patrick McEnroe,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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The fire killed two people, destroyed 1,084 homes and businesses and did more than $2 billion in property damage.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
27 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Michigan community organizer William Lawrence, 35, who is running for Congress against GOP incumbent Tom Barrett, whose seat in the battleground state is rated as one most competitive congressional races this year by political forecasters, has explicitly called for ICE to be abolished.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
29 Jan. 2026
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His successor, Jacques Chirac, briefly abolished it in 1986, but Mitterrand expeditiously revived it in 1989 upon his return to office.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Tesla’s response—that of aggressive discounting—has protected volume but damaged margins and resale values.—
Peter Lyon,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Todorovich is focusing on enterprise-wide business models but is not placing buys or negotiating return to vendors involving returning defective, damaged or unsold merchandise back to the supplier or manufacturer.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
23 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Schjerfbeck uses the rough weave of the canvas to turn Reuter into a husk of himself, with an empty pair of brown eyes and a mangled ear.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
19 Jan. 2026
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One car’s wheels have been removed; another sports a mangled fender.—
Daniel Miller,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Local stocks have wiped out around $360 billion in market value so far this month, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.—
Ashutosh Joshi,
Bloomberg,
28 Jan. 2026
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Even smaller downturns like the 2018 correction and the Covid crash wiped out more than 20%.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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His choices allow the viewer to drink in the intimate details of the ruined world.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Nov. 2025
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“Obliterated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obliterated. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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