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
Trump wiped out the opposition, and Bondi secured a prime-time speaking slot at the Republican National Convention.
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Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
In May, Dario Amodei, the CEO of Anthropic, warned that AI could wipe out half of all entry-level white-collar jobs.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 18 Aug. 2025
Its entire lower level, where the kitchen is located, is completely wiped out.
—Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 14 Aug. 2025
What's more terrifying: Dustin Hoffman in a space suit or an escaped monkey infected with a disease that could wipe out half of humanity?
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
In May, Dario Amodei, the CEO of Anthropic, warned that AI could wipe out half of all entry-level white-collar jobs.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 18 Aug. 2025
Its entire lower level, where the kitchen is located, is completely wiped out.
—Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 14 Aug. 2025
What's more terrifying: Dustin Hoffman in a space suit or an escaped monkey infected with a disease that could wipe out half of humanity?
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wipe out
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The Department of Justice will continue bringing litigation against sanctuary jurisdictions and work closely with the Department of Homeland Security to eradicate these harmful policies around the country.—
Peter Aitken
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Aug. 2025
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Its nuclear infrastructure is wrecked but by no means wholly eradicated.—
Suzanne Maloney,
Foreign Affairs,
6 Aug. 2025
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The move to erase the sometimes ugly truth about this country’s history?—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
19 Aug. 2025
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This practice of reframing doesn’t erase the problem, sure.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
19 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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Protective sand dunes could be inundated and destroyed, which could lead to severe flooding inland, National Park Service officials at Cape Hatteras National Seashore warned Monday.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
19 Aug. 2025
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Large dangerous waves will likely inundate and destroy protective dune structures.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Aug. 2025
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“Wipe out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wipe%20out. Accessed 31 Aug. 2025.
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