obliterated 1 of 2

past tense of obliterate

obliterated

2 of 2

adjective

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of obliterated
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
Verb
  • The Royals’ defense erased a potential rally in the fourth inning after Cameron surrendered a double to Rengifo and walked first baseman Oswald Peraza.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2025
  • After a Horned Frog turnover, senior safety Bud Clark erased the mistake with a 25-yard interception returned for a score to put TCU in front 17-7.
    Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Screwworm infestations caused massive losses in the cattle industry before the insect was officially eradicated in the United States in the 1960s.
    N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
  • The flies were declared eradicated from Panama in 2006.
    Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 25 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
  • The Chinese leader, who assumed the presidency in 2013, abolished term limits in 2018.
    Evelyn Cheng,Anniek Bao, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
  • 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
  • Diseased or damaged branches can be removed anytime.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2025
  • 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
  • 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
  • Abelardo raced outside to find his brother inside the mangled Corolla.
    Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
  • The wrecked streetcar is colored yellow and white and was named the Elevador da Gloria.
    Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2025
  • 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 11 Sep. 2025.

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