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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
Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
That obliterated any trust Nava had left.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026
Three of the guns had obliterated serial numbers.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
The whole place is obliterated.
—Max Rego, The Hill, 12 Apr. 2026
Numerous shopping streets and public squares have been obliterated by US and Israeli strikes, transport infrastructure has been destroyed, and residents complain of persistently high inflation.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 10 Apr. 2026
The Islamic Republic, by this standard, has already acquitted itself with honor, by continuing to fight even as their ships and aircraft are obliterated and their comrades blown apart.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 3 Apr. 2026
Claims that Tehran's capabilities have been obliterated are overstated.
—Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2026
UConn won 73-72, and the Blue Devils were left to wonder how everything could be obliterated in just 10 seconds.
—Megan Armstrong, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
The world’s fastest human in the half-marathon is still just that, but the Ugandan’s record time of 57 minutes, 20 seconds, was obliterated Sunday in Beijing by a 5-foot-5 humanoid robot named Lightning.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
That obliterated any trust Nava had left.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026
Three of the guns had obliterated serial numbers.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
The whole place is obliterated.
—Max Rego, The Hill, 12 Apr. 2026
Numerous shopping streets and public squares have been obliterated by US and Israeli strikes, transport infrastructure has been destroyed, and residents complain of persistently high inflation.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 10 Apr. 2026
The Islamic Republic, by this standard, has already acquitted itself with honor, by continuing to fight even as their ships and aircraft are obliterated and their comrades blown apart.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 3 Apr. 2026
Claims that Tehran's capabilities have been obliterated are overstated.
—Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2026
UConn won 73-72, and the Blue Devils were left to wonder how everything could be obliterated in just 10 seconds.
—Megan Armstrong, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for obliterated
Verb
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That cautionary note dampened Wall Street's enthusiasm and erased the stock's bump.—
Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
22 Apr. 2026
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Iranian air power has been significantly degraded but not erased, said the officials, who requested anonymity from CBS News because they were not authorized to discuss the matters publicly.—
Jennifer Jacobs,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Nutria, a hefty rodent with the tail of a rat, reappeared in California in 2017 — close to 40 years after it was deemed eradicated.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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Without widespread vaccine adherence, illnesses that were once eradicated can make a return.—
Sukhman Rekhi,
Verywell Health,
13 Apr. 2026
Verb
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While in the region, Curiosity recently utilized its onboard Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) instrument suite, built to search for compounds of the element carbon that are associated with life and investigate ways in which these compounds are generated and destroyed in the Martian ecosphere.—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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That investigation stemmed from a June 8, 1995, fire that destroyed a ValuJet DC-9 on a runway at Atlanta.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
21 Apr. 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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Hangings were frequent in colonial times, but by the mid-1800s some states had abolished the death penalty altogether.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
13 Apr. 2026
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The prime minister has also pioneered a program to renovate small-town pubs and churches, and has abolished income tax for young mothers who have multiple children.—
Justin Spike,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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In reality, its attacks killed civilians and damaged airports, power facilities, and water supplies across the Gulf.—
Nawaf M. Al-Thani,
semafor.com,
20 Apr. 2026
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And Troy is quite damaged on the show.—
Carly Thomas,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Few actually believe in elves, or imagine their mock-Elizabethan speech is anything more than cheerful, mangled guesswork.—
Katrina Stack,
The Conversation,
16 Apr. 2026
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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
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 27 Apr. 2026.
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