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
  • In July, after FilmLA’s contract was renewed for five more years despite opposition from some local public advocates, a host of measures aimed at streamlining and eradicating bureaucratic hurdles in the film permitting process was approved.
    Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Childhood vaccinations are widely considered effective and safe—eradicating illnesses that once claimed kids’ lives, such as mumps and polio.
    Sherri Gordon, Parents, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Failing to seize the narrative, the authorities shifted course and began erasing the record from public memory.
    Yangyang Cheng, NPR, 4 Oct. 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, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The European Parliament has twice called for Yahaya’s release, asking Nigeria to set an example by abolishing the blasphemy laws under which he has been detained for over five years.
    Sean Nelson, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Both Biss and Abughazaleh support abolishing ICE, and the winner of their primary will be heavily favored to hold a seat whose voters backed Kamala Harris by 37 points last year.
    David Weigel, semafor.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Since then, the Internet has gone about its immemorial business of destroying all incumbent forms of media; not content with vampirizing print, the digital space began sucking the life from pay-TV a dozen years ago.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Critics say returning the company without meaningful payment undercuts accountability and the compensatory purpose of the judgments; others note trustees and Judge Lopez have to avoid value-destroying, prolonged processes.
    Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 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 8 Oct. 2025.

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