eradication

noun

Definition of eradicationnext
1
as in elimination

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2
as in extermination

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eradication
  1. elimination
  2. removal
  3. annihilation
  4. abolition
  5. destruction
  6. erasure
  7. mortality
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  • In 2022, after China’s national men’s team suffered a disappointing elimination in the preliminary stage of the FIFA World Cup in Qatar, the country’s anti-graft agency launched a far-reaching investigation into bribery and match-fixing in Chinese professional soccer.
    Nectar Gan, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Even with the repurchases, the merger resulted in the elimination all competition in some communities.
    Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of elimination
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  • For longer-lasting results, try laser hair removal or electrolysis.4 Medications like antiandrogens or topical Vaniqa (eflornithine) cream can also slow hair growth.4 Infertility Maintaining a healthy weight and managing insulin resistance can improve fertility.
    Brandi Jones, MSN-Ed, Health, 8 Dec. 2024
  • One effective strategy is to consider investing in personal data removal services that wipe your information from public databases on the internet.
    Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 7 Dec. 2024
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  • Under this theory, dark matter particles had such weak interactions with normal matter that their annihilation was extremely rare.
    Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
  • His journey began in elementary school during the Cold War, when schools implemented ‘duck and cover’ drills where teachers would signal students to hide under their desks, preparing them for the seemingly inevitable threat of nuclear annihilation at the time.
    Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
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  • But in important ways, Rankin’s work provided a foundation for these titans to build even more support for abolition.
    TIME, TIME, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Advertisement Jurado, through a spokesperson, has described abolition as an aspirational goal, one that would take many years and many steps.
    David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of abolition
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  • Looting and destruction Roosevelt signed the Antiquities Act after a generation of lobbying by educators and scientists who wanted to protect sites from commercial artifact looting and haphazard collecting by individuals.
    Susan Montoya Bryan, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Among others, the Hazara and Tajik minorities are significantly affected, raising the question of whether the destruction is in part linked to ethnicity.
    Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of destruction
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  • There are some Americans, no doubt, who won’t be mollified by anything short of the erasure of trans people from society.
    Michelle Goldberg, The Mercury News, 30 Nov. 2024
  • Their visibility challenges centuries of erasure and replaces stereotypes with healthy examples of representation.
    Victor A. Lopez-Carmen, MD, MPH, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of erasure
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  • Fractures in older adults are a significant source of morbidity and mortality, as these injuries can lead to other complications including pneumonia, blood clots and skin ulcers from needing to be hospitalized and at bed rest after an injury.
    Nina Shapiro, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
  • Her second solo album, a collection of baroque chamber folk, explores mortality with striking verve.
    Stephen Kearse, TIME, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of mortality
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