as in eradicates
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 wipes out
Hinton, a Nobel Prize-winning computer scientist and a former Google executive, has warned in the past that there is a 10% to 20% chance that AI wipes out humans.
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Matt Egan, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2025
That timeline could shrink if a massive fraud wipes out public confidence in the Internet.
—Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
And the Netgear Orbi 770 Wi-Fi 7 mesh system, now $200 cheaper, wipes out dead zones across 8,000 square feet with blazing speeds and easy setup.
—PC Magazine, 12 Aug. 2025
Matt Egan, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2025
That timeline could shrink if a massive fraud wipes out public confidence in the Internet.
—Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
And the Netgear Orbi 770 Wi-Fi 7 mesh system, now $200 cheaper, wipes out dead zones across 8,000 square feet with blazing speeds and easy setup.
—PC Magazine, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wipes out
Verb
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This method completely eradicates weeds on contact without any toxic chemicals.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Kansas City Star,
26 Mar. 2026
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These four novels create a convincing, wrenching, kaleidoscopic picture of the range and repetitions of the most fatal kind of love; the sort of love that allows nothing else to grow around it, that eradicates all dignity; a love which, in order to be completed, must be told.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Feb. 2026
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That prescription erases one-quarter of the shortfalls and saves $190 billion over the next decade.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
26 Mar. 2026
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But a 4-6-3 double play erases the threat.—
Tony Catalina,
Austin American Statesman,
13 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Instead, this measure abolishes them.—
Jon Coupal,
Oc Register,
31 Aug. 2025
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The Iranian parliament has just approved a law that abolishes prison sentences for those who had to leave Iran illegally.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
11 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The extreme heat kills the plant tissue immediately and typically destroys the roots of many weed species.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Kansas City Star,
26 Mar. 2026
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Intrigued, the Duke secretly seduces Gilda, breaks her heart and destroys Rigoletto’s life.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Mar. 2026
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