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adjective

as in destroyed

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verb

past tense of obliterate
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
Adjective
Despite an obliterated navy and air force, Iran wielded significant economic power in the spring. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
Verb
Continue reading … OPINION HUGH HEWITT – Iran's nuclear program obliterated as its military crumbles under US assault. — FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026 Platner’s defenders would never concede that his reliance on alcohol obliterated his own credibility. — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2026 The situation has grown bleaker in the last decade and a half as commercial pressures have ramped up and media consolidation and digital shortsightedness have obliterated arts coverage. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026 The pine tree that graced his yard since at least 1985 was firmly lodged in his garage while the top of a tree that obliterated his next door neighbor’s roof dangled precariously in his backyard. — Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2026 Relentless, deadly heat is tightening its grip on Europe, with temperature records expected to not just fall but be obliterated this week. — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 23 June 2026 The Knicks are 3-0 this postseason in closeout games and have obliterated their opponents each time. — Joe Vardon, New York Times, 12 June 2026 Gentry obliterated the preseason juggling test administered by Denver North head coach Clay Porter. — Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 7 June 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for obliterated
  1. extirpated
  2. erased
  3. mutilated
  4. eradicated
  5. damaged
  6. destroyed
  7. mangled
  8. abolished
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
Definition of extirpated
Verb
  • Mora erased a 1-0 deficit with goals in the 56th and 67th minutes, giving him 48 in 145 regular-season appearances — third most in club history.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 July 2026
  • The Angels erased deficits of 5-1 and 6-4 behind Vaughn Grissom’s game-tying two-run homer, only to be undone by a clutch Giants defensive gem and extra-innings rally.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026
Definition of erased
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of mutilated
Verb
  • In the 50 years since then, they have been found 38 times and successfully eradicated each time.
    — Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 24 July 2026
  • The health department says that the source has seemingly been eradicated.
    — Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 22 July 2026
Definition of eradicated
Adjective
  • While sporting a bare look is often the best way to help damaged nails, already frail nails can be more susceptible to breaking without a layer of protective polish.
    — Alexis Berger, InStyle, 25 July 2026
  • Dry hair will feel rough and look dull, while damaged hair will feel weak, brittle, and often break.
    — Dominic Cadogan, Glamour, 25 July 2026
Definition of damaged
Verb
  • Residents of one village in the Gironde region of France returned to find their homes charred and destroyed by the wildfire which has ripped through them.
    — Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 26 July 2026
  • Yet with a lack of funds, officials halted further work, leaving the stands partially destroyed and deserted.
    — Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026
Definition of destroyed
Adjective
  • Chopper 4 was on the scene where a white car was flipped over and completely mangled.
    — Ana Maria Soler, CBS News, 26 May 2026
  • The nose of the aircraft appeared torn off, leaving mangled parts of the front of the plane dangling toward the ground.
    — Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 24 Mar. 2026
Definition of mangled
Verb
  • Under the 1866 treaty, the tribe abolished slavery and granted citizenship to the formerly enslaved.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
  • The Communist state was abolished in 1991, and the anti-Communist opposition swept to power in parliamentary elections a year later.
    — Isaac Stanley-Becker, The Atlantic, 23 July 2026
Definition of abolished

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