as in eradicating
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 obliterating
As if obliterating the stage wasn’t enough, Doechii also pulled off a semi-upset, taking home the best rap album Grammy for Alligator Bites.
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Kyle Denis, Billboard, 20 Jan. 2026
With 51 treys this season, Heinricy’s career total sits at 252, obliterating the school mark of 205.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
Shane immediately reciprocated it with lightning-fast urgency, obliterating one of the last barriers between them.
—Hunter Ingram, Variety, 26 Dec. 2025
Minutes later, a violent explosion erupted, obliterating multiple homes and injuring six people, sending three to the hospital.
—Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 21 Dec. 2025
Many see a change to higher density as necessary to make the city vibrant and affordable, while others view density as obliterating the essence of Lakewood, that is, open space and trees — what people moved to Lakewood for.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 15 Oct. 2025
Dowdle has 473 total yards over the past two games, obliterating another record previously held by McCaffrey.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 12 Oct. 2025
Together, the fill-in bosses turned an early one-score deficit into a 38-0 surge before obliterating Michigan State 38-13 on Saturday.
—Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
The sentiment is relatable; desire is often a catastrophic force, obliterating our best intentions for ourselves.
—Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2025
Kyle Denis, Billboard, 20 Jan. 2026
With 51 treys this season, Heinricy’s career total sits at 252, obliterating the school mark of 205.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
Shane immediately reciprocated it with lightning-fast urgency, obliterating one of the last barriers between them.
—Hunter Ingram, Variety, 26 Dec. 2025
Minutes later, a violent explosion erupted, obliterating multiple homes and injuring six people, sending three to the hospital.
—Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 21 Dec. 2025
Many see a change to higher density as necessary to make the city vibrant and affordable, while others view density as obliterating the essence of Lakewood, that is, open space and trees — what people moved to Lakewood for.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 15 Oct. 2025
Dowdle has 473 total yards over the past two games, obliterating another record previously held by McCaffrey.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 12 Oct. 2025
Together, the fill-in bosses turned an early one-score deficit into a 38-0 surge before obliterating Michigan State 38-13 on Saturday.
—Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
The sentiment is relatable; desire is often a catastrophic force, obliterating our best intentions for ourselves.
—Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for obliterating
Verb
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Global health officials are aiming to replicate the success of eradicating smallpox, which in 1980 became the first disease to be eliminated through human efforts.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
8 Dec. 2025
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These materials conform precisely to the shape of your unique foot, eradicating extra space in your boots.—
Sergei Poljak,
Outside,
16 Nov. 2025
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These services do all the work for you by actively monitoring and systematically erasing your personal information from hundreds of websites.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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Its stock has experienced declines exceeding 30% within a period of under two months on three separate occasions in recent years, resulting in the loss of billions in market capitalization, and erasing significant gains in a single correction.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Two days later, at an outdoor rally, he was asked to commit to abolishing the police department.—
Ruby Cramer,
New Yorker,
23 Jan. 2026
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The mayor and Tisch have different stances on several public safety issues, including keeping police headcount flat, abolishing the department’s controversial Strategic Response Group and eliminating the NYPD’s gang database.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
21 Jan. 2026
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The court also convicted Han of falsifying the martial law proclamation and destroying it and lying under oath.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
22 Jan. 2026
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Where, in the springtime, sudden storms send tornadoes tearing through towns, destroying everything in their wake.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Obliterating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obliterating. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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