as in to eradicate
to destroy all traces of
he didn't get his gambling under control until he had already wiped out his entire life savings
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Recent Examples of wipe out
The dot-com crash of 2000 nearly brought SoftBank to ruin, wiping out more than 90% of the company’s market value and reportedly reducing Son’s personal net worth by roughly $70 billion.
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 May 2026
In the end, Hughie shoots and kills Butcher to stop him from wiping out the population.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 20 May 2026
Dario Amodei, the CEO of AI company Anthropic, warned that the tech could wipe out up to half of white-collar jobs within the foreseeable future.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 20 May 2026
Or, perhaps most dramatically, one such clustering happened some 66 million years ago when an asteroid collided with Earth, darkening the skies and likely wiping out the dinosaurs - and over half of all plant species.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 19 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for wipe out
Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 May 2026
In the end, Hughie shoots and kills Butcher to stop him from wiping out the population.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 20 May 2026
Dario Amodei, the CEO of AI company Anthropic, warned that the tech could wipe out up to half of white-collar jobs within the foreseeable future.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 20 May 2026
Or, perhaps most dramatically, one such clustering happened some 66 million years ago when an asteroid collided with Earth, darkening the skies and likely wiping out the dinosaurs - and over half of all plant species.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 19 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for wipe out
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wipe out
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Blaine begins to relentlessly beat Sam in retaliation for eradicating his wife, Anneliese.—
Lynsey Eidell,
PEOPLE,
23 May 2026
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Since tobacco first arrived on the shores of England in the late 16th century, some Brits have wanted to eradicate it.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
19 May 2026
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The New York Knicks are going to the NBA Finals with a chance to erase a long run of postseason futility.—
Bob Harkins,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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Point Loma catcher Avery MacPherson erased that deficit in the home half of the third with her own three-run blast.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 May 2026
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While politicians can write all sorts of legislation meant to keep kids off smartphones and away from apps, games, and content not appropriate for them, merely writing a law is not the same as abolishing a market.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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In his encyclical, Leo recalled that his namesake, Pope Leo XIII, was the first pope to explicitly condemn slavery in 1888, long after many countries had abolished it.—
Nicole Winfield,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2026
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The disease — a fatal, genetic neurological disorder that progressively destroys nerve cells in the brain — did not just affect Spalding physically.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
24 May 2026
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Vucic, government officials and the pro-government media have branded critics as foreign agents who wish to destroy the country — rhetoric that has ramped up political polarization.—
Jovana Gec,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2026
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“Wipe out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wipe%20out. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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