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obliterated

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verb

past tense of obliterate

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Recent Examples of obliterated
Adjective
Despite an obliterated navy and air force, Iran wielded significant economic power in the spring. David Goldman, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
Verb
Once that protection was abandoned, the stocks of many financials were easily obliterated. Jim Cramer, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2026 And the sheer number of policies obliterated any perverse incentives on killing one policyholder to get their return marginally sooner. Vito Emanuel, NPR, 25 Aug. 2026 The cups on display, with sleek forms and graphic twinkles, immediately felt relatable yet also transcendent, the boundary between life and art blissfully obliterated. Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 24 Aug. 2026 And is all that trust about to be obliterated in the next 15 minutes? Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Aug. 2026 That $750,000 first feature has obliterated all box-office expectations, grossing a staggering $488 million worldwide to become the industry’s biggest success story. Chris Lee, Vulture, 16 Aug. 2026 The Drive can confirm the Ford Mustang GTD Competition that obliterated the Chevrolet Corvette ZR1X’s Nurburgring lap record was in fact rolling on street-legal tires. Joel Feder, The Drive, 13 Aug. 2026 Walter’s agreement to purchase a controlling stake in the Lakers at the $10 billion valuation last summer obliterated that mark, and now Iger and Kushner have pushed the bar even higher. Greg Beacham, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026 And then Conine, who had the walk-off hit for the Marlins on Monday, obliterated a middle-middle changeup from Phillies reliever Jonathan Bowlan for a 424-foot home run. Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for obliterated
Adjective
  • The plains wolf ecotype was extirpated thanks, mostly, to government eradication efforts, wildlife managers note in the report.
    Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 11 June 2026
Verb
  • In Week 1, Carroll erased a 27-0 deficit to stun Oklahoma power Jenks at the Cotton Bowl in a thrilling win.
    Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Rookie fifth-round running back Emmett Johnson flashed vision in the opener, finishing with 12 carries for 59 yards and a touchdown erased by a holding call on Hunter Nourzad.
    Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • The mutilated body of Mary Ann Nichols was found in London’s East End slums.
    USA Today, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026
  • According to the Times coverage of the incident and subsequent lawsuit, the scenes shown in the classroom included autopsies, decaying cadavers and live animals being butchered, mutilated and tortured.
    Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Magnus had almost entirely eradicated the type of commentary that divided fans along political and racial lines.
    Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The sighting also is evidence, advocates say, of the legal protections that have helped gray wolves recover after they were nearly eradicated from the state.
    Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Analysts said the move was aimed at forcing companies to pay for their own security and bring damaged assets back into service, despite the cost.
    Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Clean water is hard to come by, as the floods contaminated water systems and damaged infrastructure.
    Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Forces also destroyed a third vessel, the M/T Kylo near the Gulf of Oman.
    Gabrielle Khoriaty, NBC news, 5 Sep. 2026
  • And, as Europe has felt more threatened by Russian incursions, a week ago NATO fighter jets destroyed a drone near Romania’s natural gas projects in the Black Sea.
    Jordan Blum, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • This fencing appeared to have been lifted up and twisted, landing in a mangled and haphazard manner.
    Mike Stunson, USA Today, 29 July 2026
  • Chopper 4 was on the scene where a white car was flipped over and completely mangled.
    Ana Maria Soler, CBS News, 26 May 2026
Verb
  • Norway does not have a coronation for the monarch, as the ceremonies were abolished by parliament in 1908.
    Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Alabama has since abolished judicial override, the practice that allowed judges to order the state to kill a person even though a jury of one’s peers requested otherwise.
    Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026

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“Obliterated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obliterated. Accessed 8 Sep. 2026.

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