as in to eradicate
to destroy all traces of
some priceless works of literature were swept away when the library at Alexandria burned
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The advisory included detailed technical guidance to help network defenders identify and eradicate the threat.—
Emil Sayegh,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025 -
The fly was eradicated in the U.S. in the 1960s and in Mexico in the 1970s.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
26 Aug. 2025
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After 164 starts and six runner-up finishes, Fleetwood's $10 million victory not only ended his winless streak but also erased his name from the list of highest-earning players without a PGA Tour win.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
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When a person died, the brain's power source was severed, and all of those chemicals simply dissolved into a meaningless puddle of liquid, erasing every last trace of who that person had once been.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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But abolishing a property tax would fully freeze younger and lower-income folks out of the housing market because, in part, higher property taxes often lead to lower home prices, which reduces the down payment required for a homebuyer seeking a mortgage.—
Tiana Lowe Doescher,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Aug. 2025
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One way not to do that—to take yet another example from this Administration—would be to end the Patrick Leahy Farm to School Grant Program, which started during President Barack Obama’s second term and came to a close in March, when the U.S.D.A. abolished it.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
21 Aug. 2025
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Their job was to destroy the Amazon to make room for raising cattle.—
Terrence McCoy The Washington Post,
Arkansas Online,
31 Aug. 2025
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If allowed to stand, this Decision would literally destroy the United States of America.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Aug. 2025
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Will universities consider restructuring athletics as a core enterprise under their financial umbrella, like Arizona State did last year to wipe out $300 million in athletic debt?—
Scott Dochterman,
New York Times,
24 Aug. 2025
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People in Gaza rely almost entirely on outside aid to survive because Israel’s military offensive has wiped out most capacity to produce food inside the territory.—
Laura Ungar,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Aug. 2025
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“Sweep (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sweep%20%28away%29. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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