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
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.
—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
Although specific town-by-town figures haven’t been released yet, it’s expected that New Britain could get $10 million or more, instantly wiping out more than half of the deficit that educators warned about.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026
Those errors — which had some tickets showing a lower fine than the $344 required by Florida law and others bearing the wrong ticket numbers — resulted in a Miami-Dade judge wiping out 5,400 violations last spring that drivers were fighting in court.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 1 May 2026
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
Although specific town-by-town figures haven’t been released yet, it’s expected that New Britain could get $10 million or more, instantly wiping out more than half of the deficit that educators warned about.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026
Those errors — which had some tickets showing a lower fine than the $344 required by Florida law and others bearing the wrong ticket numbers — resulted in a Miami-Dade judge wiping out 5,400 violations last spring that drivers were fighting in court.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 1 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wiping out
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This strategy was key to eradicating the pest for the first time in the 1960s.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
10 June 2026
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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.—
Kelsey Ables,
The Atlantic,
9 June 2026
Verb
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Additionally, architecture must be connected and long-term ecosystem partners need to be treated as strategic capability extensions, not interchangeable vendors that operate on short-term rotations, erasing institutional memory.—
Harpreet Sidhu,
Fortune,
13 June 2026
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Removing it can also remove , which helps stop someone else from erasing, activating and reselling your phone.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
12 June 2026
Verb
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In 1926, diplomats gathered beneath the high ceilings of the League of Nations in Geneva to draft the world's first international treaty abolishing slavery.—
Nicole F. Roberts,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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His Green New Scam surrendered American Energy Dominance and, by abolishing the Southern Border, Biden let 21 million people from all over the World pour into the United States, including from prisons, jails, mental institutions, and insane asylums.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
Verb
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For decades, factories discharged pollution into waterways and wetlands, destroying natural habitats and forcing residents to live in the shadow of smokestacks and refineries.—
Gretchen Kalwinski,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2026
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In my view, Iran is hellbent on destroying Israel and America.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 June 2026
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.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
6 Apr. 2026
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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.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
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