as in eradicating
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 wiping out
Shares slumped 16% for a third straight session of losses, wiping out $400 billion in market cap on Monday alone.
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Gail Krishnan,
CNBC,
23 June 2026
The prospect of even a mini-Dust Bowl is alarming as the original disaster during the Great Depression sent dust clouds across rural America, wiping out entire communities and triggering mass migration to other parts of the country.
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Jason Ma,
Fortune,
21 June 2026
Dario Amodei, co-founder of Anthropic, has been outspoken about the risks of artificial intelligence wiping out half of all entry-level jobs and driving unemployment up by 20%.
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Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
In power since 1994, he has been accused of flagrant human rights violations against his critics, wiping out opposition and independent media.
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Yuliya Talmazan,
NBC news,
30 May 2026
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
The existential risk of AI wiping out humans or enslaving us could be predicated on our laziness and lack of concern about small signs.
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Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
The conquest of Canaan is cited to show that God approves of wiping out whole nations.
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Kenneth Seeskin,
Chicago Tribune,
11 May 2026
The nearly 50% surge could push the share of fuel costs to total operating expenses from just under a quarter to nearly a third, wiping out any expected profit margin.
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Aldo Svaldi,
Denver Post,
8 May 2026
Gail Krishnan,
CNBC,
23 June 2026
The prospect of even a mini-Dust Bowl is alarming as the original disaster during the Great Depression sent dust clouds across rural America, wiping out entire communities and triggering mass migration to other parts of the country.
—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
21 June 2026
Dario Amodei, co-founder of Anthropic, has been outspoken about the risks of artificial intelligence wiping out half of all entry-level jobs and driving unemployment up by 20%.
—
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
In power since 1994, he has been accused of flagrant human rights violations against his critics, wiping out opposition and independent media.
—
Yuliya Talmazan,
NBC news,
30 May 2026
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.
—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
21 May 2026
The existential risk of AI wiping out humans or enslaving us could be predicated on our laziness and lack of concern about small signs.
—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
The conquest of Canaan is cited to show that God approves of wiping out whole nations.
—
Kenneth Seeskin,
Chicago Tribune,
11 May 2026
The nearly 50% surge could push the share of fuel costs to total operating expenses from just under a quarter to nearly a third, wiping out any expected profit margin.
—
Aldo Svaldi,
Denver Post,
8 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wiping out
Verb
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This strategy was key to eradicating the pest for the first time in the 1960s.
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Some wall texts are labeled The work that remained and describe shortfalls of Obama-era policies and ambitions, such as the Affordable Care Act or eradicating nuclear weapons.
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On Thursday, stocks rose on Wall Street, erasing most of their losses from a day earlier to notch weekly gains thanks to big advances for heavyweight technology companies.
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Brunson scored 45 points in the clinching Game 5, erasing a 10-point, first-quarter deficit.
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About six months after Granger's arrival in Galveston, the 13th Amendment abolishing slavery nationwide was ratified.
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About six months after Granger’s arrival in Galveston, the 13th Amendment abolishing slavery nationwide was ratified.
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That second blaze burned charred 23,500 acres in that community, Malibu and elsewhere, killing 12 people and destroying or damaging more than 7,500 homes and businesses.
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These kinds of old negatives are often stored inside cans and are so fragile they can’t be unrolled without destroying them, Seales says.
Verb
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For a few minutes at each end of that window, the moon’s edge will appear to align with that of the sun, blotting out the star’s fierce light and revealing the wispy corona off to one side.
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From up in the space shuttle, in 1983, astronaut Sally Ride could see the pollution blotting out her Los Angeles hometown.
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