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as in tired
depleted in strength, energy, or freshness
felt wiped out for several weeks after getting the flu
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as in drunk
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being under the influence of alcohol
thought that it'd be nice to attend a fraternity party in which everyone wasn't wiped out
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as in ripped
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being under the influence of a recreational drug
most of the club patrons were too wiped out to know or care what was happening
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as in eradicated
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 wiped out
Denise Chow, NBC News, 18 Jan. 2023
Twenty years later, the Cordyceps infection has nearly wiped out humanity, leaving the survivors contained to a few urban quarantine zones, under the regulatory thumb of FEDRA.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Jan. 2023
According to the Agriculture Department, the flu has wiped out more than 44 million egg-laying hens, or roughly 4 to 5 percent of production.
—Kim Bellware, Washington Post, 10 Jan. 2023
The campaign has wiped out more than $1 trillion off the market value of some prominent companies.
—Laura He, CNN, 9 Jan. 2023
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Nearly 58 million birds from commercial and backyard flocks have been wiped out in the U.S. since last February, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 18 Jan. 2023
Twenty years later, the Cordyceps infection has nearly wiped out humanity, leaving the survivors contained to a few urban quarantine zones, under the regulatory thumb of FEDRA.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Jan. 2023
According to the Agriculture Department, the flu has wiped out more than 44 million egg-laying hens, or roughly 4 to 5 percent of production.
—Kim Bellware, Washington Post, 10 Jan. 2023
The campaign has wiped out more than $1 trillion off the market value of some prominent companies.
—Laura He, CNN, 9 Jan. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wiped out
Adjective
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While infants and toddlers between the ages of 0 to 2 years are more likely to experience a stuffy nose, cough, poor appetite, fussiness, and sleep problems, children between the ages of 3 to 5 years mainly complain of sleepiness, feeling tired during daytime, low energy and dry cough.—
Anuradha Varanasi,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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Family members said Jacobs had talked about feeling tired, but not about wanting to take his own life.—
Ames Alexander,
Charlotte Observer,
30 May 2025
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The injured man told them his wife had fired around 10 shots at him while drunk, Mansfield police said in a news release Friday.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 May 2025
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There was a stronger dislike of issues such as getting drunk on a flight or letting children play in the aisle, with 82 and 86 percent disapproval ratings respectively.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 May 2025
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The end of the footage shows a man in a ripped shirt trying to leave before being punched in the face by a woman.—
Sophie Clark,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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Hal and Whitney would sit around the living room on the ripped couch and talk about sailing the world.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
16 Mar. 2025
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Ferrari’s unhealthy reputation for muddling their decisions looked to have been eradicated last year in Fred Vasseur’s first season as team principal, but the issue has reared its head again over the opening two races of 2025.—
Dan Cancian,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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Measles, once eradicated, is again spreading in New Mexico and West Texas and even in our own area, where vaccine skepticism has long had a foothold in some parts of the ultra-orthodox Jewish community.—
New York Daily News,
Twin Cities,
21 Mar. 2025
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Today’s discerning little travelers—and their (presumably) exhausted parents—demand more.—
Forbes Staff,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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The world watched, and so did Venezuela’s exhausted population, over 90% of whom, according to opposition data, believe Maduro lost.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
3 June 2025
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The show’s focus puller also does the Lord’s work in the last shot of the beat, just after Deborah’s face turns and looks toward the camera, flashing red for one desperate second before going fuzzy and indistinct, like a drunken exhale.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
3 June 2025
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The officer, Robert Phillips, was accused of intentionally causing the death of Jesse Fischer, whom Phillips suspected of drunken driving, in October 2021.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 May 2025
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Some notable things that happened that season: An absolutely loaded San Francisco 49ers team boat raced the San Diego Chargers in Super Bowl 29.—
Jim Reineking,
USA Today,
3 June 2025
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With the calendar turning over to June, a loaded month for sneaker releases now lies ahead.—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
1 June 2025
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Their implementation led the stock markets to drop drastically, with Wall Street posting its worst losses since 2020 and trillions of dollars in value erased.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Apr. 2025
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In China, a wide swath of suppliers are likely to see their already narrow margins completely erased, with a new wave of efforts to establish factories in other countries set to begin.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Wiped out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wiped%20out. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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