wiping out

present participle of wipe out

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of wiping out Outdoor Voices, once the toast of the category, faded into restructuring, wiping out its entire social media presence. Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025 At least 61,000 people living in the Gaza Strip have died in Israel’s subsequent military campaign aimed at wiping out Hamas and recovering the hostages. Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2025 Over the past six trading sessions, Palantir shares plunged more than 17%, wiping out $73 billion in market capitalization and marking the largest drop since April. Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 22 Aug. 2025 The swollen creek carved a path well above its banks that morning, eventually wiping out most of the road's northbound lane over the large culvert beneath it. Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 14 Aug. 2025 The wealthy, somewhat callous protagonist (Washington here, Toshiro Mifune back in ‘63) initially balks at paying the ransom money and wiping out his business to save his friend’s son’s life. Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025 Antibiotics can wreak havoc on the gastrointestinal system, wiping out both good and bad bacteria and causing diarrhea. Jessica Swirble, Verywell Health, 5 Aug. 2025 Just a year ago, Congressman Mike Turner, former chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, warned that Russia is developing a nuclear anti-satellite weapon capable of wiping out satellites in orbit — including GPS. Jerald Fritz, Baltimore Sun, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wiping out
Verb
  • Israel's government says the offensive is aimed at eradicating Hamas, which still holds Israeli hostages.
    Aya Batrawy, NPR, 1 Sep. 2025
  • The Shook family and its firm are active fundraisers for research and therapies aimed at eradicating breast cancer.
    Mark Tatge, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Johnson’s legacy feels particularly urgent as the National Park Service recently removed all references to transgender people from its New York Stonewall National Monument website, erasing the central role trans women of color played in the 1969 riots.
    Essence, Essence, 6 Sep. 2025
  • These services do all the work for you by actively monitoring and systematically erasing your personal information from hundreds of websites.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Whereas opposition parties favored cutting or abolishing it, the ruling coalition of the LDP and Komeito—concerned that such a move would spook financial markets—instead offered one-time cash payments of roughly $140 per person to defray the cost of living.
    Mireya Solís, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Where it’s offered In 2023, Illinois became the first state to eliminate cash bail when the state Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the law abolishing it.
    Melissa Goldin, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The two initial quakes flattened villages in both provinces, destroying more than 6,700 homes, and rescue workers pulled bodies from the rubble on Thursday.
    Mohammad Yunus Yawar, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
  • As Greengrass was editing the picture, wildfires tore through the Pacific Palisades and Altadena in Southern California, killing residents and destroying homes.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Unfortunately, the 2025 Perseids happened to coincide with the appearance of a waxing gibbous moon, which bleached the sky with moonlight, blotting out all but the brightest members of the ancient meteor shower.
    Anthony Wood, Space.com, 13 Aug. 2025

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“Wiping out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wiping%20out. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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