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
Outdoor Voices, once the toast of the category, faded into restructuring, wiping out its entire social media presence.
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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
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
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More imminently, Krugman wrote war costs could collide with fears of artificial intelligence eradicating jobs—or eventually suffering a reversal in fortunes on the market, taking asset prices and business confidence down with it.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
6 Mar. 2026
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Yet Aii has struggled to achieve more than a handful of percentage points of its goal of eradicating 100 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions by the decade’s end.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
19 Feb. 2026
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The beams would be far brighter than the full moon and, even if carefully pointed, would scatter in the atmosphere to be very bright off-beam, disrupting wildlife and effectively destroying the sky’s remaining natural beauty by erasing the stars from our sight.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
6 Mar. 2026
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The stock market plunged on Tuesday, erasing Monday's comeback.—
Natasha Abellard,
CNBC,
3 Mar. 2026
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John Cornyn is a coward who has refused to support abolishing the filibuster to pass this bill.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Mar. 2026
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The Common Council passed a resolution, which in part supports abolishing ICE, that now heads to Mayor Johnson.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
5 Mar. 2026
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The beams would be far brighter than the full moon and, even if carefully pointed, would scatter in the atmosphere to be very bright off-beam, disrupting wildlife and effectively destroying the sky’s remaining natural beauty by erasing the stars from our sight.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
6 Mar. 2026
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An estimated 50,000 pounds of ice collapsed the sanctuary roof, destroying nearly everything.—
Marvin Hurst,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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And Hanceville’s fate is as murky as the fog that pours in at night, blotting out buildings and blackening the road ahead.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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But two shootings of US citizens and scenes of unrest in Minnesota are blotting out any hope of that.—
Shelby Talcott,
semafor.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Wiping out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wiping%20out. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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