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
Jack Bantock, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
Yet the authorities destroyed them, obliterated their movement, and built the structures of the current world on its ashes.
—Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
Once there, the Rams got obliterated by a MAC team.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2025
Many of these refuges have since been obliterated.
—Ghada Abdulfattah, The Atlantic, 23 Sep. 2025
The serial number on the rifle was obliterated and unreadable.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
The film charts the story of an unhoused man whose once-stable life is obliterated by gambling and alcohol addiction.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 22 Sep. 2025
By the following day, the Palisades and the historic community of Altadena, in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains northeast of downtown, had been obliterated, in the most destructive urban wildfires in Southern California history.
—Dana Goodyear, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Duran obliterated a 1-0 sinker 385 feet to right field to put the Red Sox ahead.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Scheffler and Brooks Koepka made unwanted history in Italy two years ago when they were obliterated 9&7 by Scandinavian duo Viktor Hovland and Ludvig Aberg, the largest margin of victory for any 18-hole match in Ryder Cup history.
—Jack Bantock, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
Yet the authorities destroyed them, obliterated their movement, and built the structures of the current world on its ashes.
—Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
Once there, the Rams got obliterated by a MAC team.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2025
Many of these refuges have since been obliterated.
—Ghada Abdulfattah, The Atlantic, 23 Sep. 2025
The serial number on the rifle was obliterated and unreadable.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
The film charts the story of an unhoused man whose once-stable life is obliterated by gambling and alcohol addiction.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 22 Sep. 2025
By the following day, the Palisades and the historic community of Altadena, in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains northeast of downtown, had been obliterated, in the most destructive urban wildfires in Southern California history.
—Dana Goodyear, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Duran obliterated a 1-0 sinker 385 feet to right field to put the Red Sox ahead.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for obliterated
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The Mariners erased an 8-1 Toronto lead in Game 2 to complete a sweep, celebrating the comeback by locking arms around the pitcher’s mound.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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What’s being erased are actual historical facts.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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FellinAI‘s first feature, The Sweet Idleness, imagines a world in which machines have eradicated 99% of jobs, leaving humans to a life of leisure.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
2 Oct. 2025
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That misconception must be eradicated from our society.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Police and army inspect damage to a house destroyed by debris from a shot down Russian drone in the village of Wyryki-Wola, eastern Poland, on September 10, 2025.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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Archaeologists believe the castle was either dismantled due to structural issues or destroyed by enemies.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Complicating matters for all the island’s inhabitants, in January 1793 the French revolutionaries, who had abolished the monarchy to create a republic, executed King Louis XVI and then declared war on Great Britain and Spain.—
Marlene L. Daut
September 22,
Literary Hub,
22 Sep. 2025
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Two years later, the monarchy was abolished, and Nepal, the world’s sole Hindu kingdom, proclaimed itself a secular republic.—
Kapil Komireddi,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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As explained, lost or damaged books will be charged at the market value to the borrower.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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This quality opens the door to creating implants that can be crafted to fit damaged sections of the bones perfectly.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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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
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Abelardo raced outside to find his brother inside the mangled Corolla.—
Rebecca White,
New York Daily News,
12 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Two sisters rebuild a business in Asheville A year ago, Asheville Tea Company's original tea blends were scattered in North Carolina, where the business had been headquartered until Helene wiped out the facility.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
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Survival Amid the Ashes Human populations living in close proximity to the Toba volcano were probably completely wiped out.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The wrecked streetcar is colored yellow and white and was named the Elevador da Gloria.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Sep. 2025
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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 5 Oct. 2025.
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