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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
James Quandt, Artforum, 2 June 2026
The psychological thriller has obliterated projections, with early tracking suggesting a $40 million to $50 million domestic debut.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 31 May 2026
The Cavs obliterated the previous all-time record of 188 (LSU, 1997).
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 30 May 2026
Fullerton’s reserves have been obliterated.
—John Seiler, Oc Register, 26 May 2026
After a disastrous conversation, Bear ends up making the wish himself, breaking the stick and wishing that Nikki would love him more than anyone else in the world, his caution obliterated by emotion.
—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 23 May 2026
But then almost exactly at the same time, American bombs obliterated a girls’ school.
—Daniel Drake, The New York Review of Books, 16 May 2026
But groves obliterated vast stretches of pristine land.
—Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 May 2026
Well, their nuclear facilities have been obliterated.
—ABC News, 3 May 2026
Verb
On the recto is the full self-portrait, its face obliterated by the forceful insert of another Rembrandt image.
—James Quandt, Artforum, 2 June 2026
The psychological thriller has obliterated projections, with early tracking suggesting a $40 million to $50 million domestic debut.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 31 May 2026
The Cavs obliterated the previous all-time record of 188 (LSU, 1997).
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 30 May 2026
Fullerton’s reserves have been obliterated.
—John Seiler, Oc Register, 26 May 2026
After a disastrous conversation, Bear ends up making the wish himself, breaking the stick and wishing that Nikki would love him more than anyone else in the world, his caution obliterated by emotion.
—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 23 May 2026
But then almost exactly at the same time, American bombs obliterated a girls’ school.
—Daniel Drake, The New York Review of Books, 16 May 2026
But groves obliterated vast stretches of pristine land.
—Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 May 2026
Well, their nuclear facilities have been obliterated.
—ABC News, 3 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for obliterated
Verb
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Jalen Brunson scored 30 points, Karl-Anthony Towns finished with 18 points and 12 rebounds, and the Knicks erased a 14-point second-half deficit to beat the San Antonio Spurs 105-95 in Game 1 on Wednesday night.—
Tim Reynolds,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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Its history, however, must not be erased.—
Eric Schlosser,
The Atlantic,
4 June 2026
Verb
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The New World screwworm had been declared eradicated in the US decades ago, thanks to efforts such as the breeding of sterile flies, awareness campaigns and efforts to control the pest in foreign countries.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
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With this method, called Sterile Insect Technique, the flies were eradicated not just from the US, but from all of Central America.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
3 June 2026
Verb
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Russian air defenses intercepted and destroyed more than 350 Ukrainian drones over territories both close to the border but also as further afield as Moscow, St Petersburg, and Novgorod in the country’s west, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
3 June 2026
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Twelve people were killed, including two young boys, in the southeastern city of Dnipro, where a four-story apartment building was partially destroyed, local officials said.—
Valentyn Ogirenko,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
Adjective
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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
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But the most difficult parts also offer ways forward — news that arrives via a skull, a mutilated body, evidence of closure in many respects of the word.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
Verb
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More people know about the kafala system, which exploited the migrant workers who built the infrastructure for the 2022 World Cup; this was technically abolished in 2017, but workers’ rights issues there remain.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
30 May 2026
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Code Noir became toothless when France abolished slavery in 1848, but no one ever formally struck it from the books.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 May 2026
Adjective
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Cut away any damaged or bruised areas; throw away the outer leaves of lettuce and cabbage heads.—
Emerson Latham,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 May 2026
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Photos from the scene showed charred and damaged brickwork on the roof of the 10-story apartment block which Romanian authorities said was hit by a drone that exploded on impact, tearing through a top-floor flat.—
George Calin,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
Adjective
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When the smoke lifted, the disaster left a ledger—four in five structures lost; neighborhoods and the business core pressed flat into a grid of ash and mangled steel.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 May 2026
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News video from the scene showed the mangled motorcycle pressed against the center divider as the CHP investigated the crash.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
9 May 2026
Adjective
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Though not as big or catastrophic as the asteroid theorized to have wiped out the dinosaurs 66 million years ago, Apophis would cause widespread destruction up to several hundred kilometers from its impact site.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
16 Apr. 2026
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Article continues below Jen (voiced by Stephen Garlick), who is a member of another, near-extinct race called Gelflings, was raised by Mystics after Skeksis wiped out his extended family.—
David Faris,
TheWeek,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Obliterated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obliterated. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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