exterminated 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of exterminatednext
as in extirpated

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exterminated

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verb

past tense of exterminate
as in eradicated
to destroy all traces of hope that the fumigant exterminates the whole colony of cockroaches, for any survivors may be resistant to any poison

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exterminated
  1. eradicated
  2. erased
  3. destroyed
  4. abolished
  5. wiped out
  6. mangled
Verb
  • While Meta’s actions represent a significant step forward, pig butchering scams are far from eradicated.
    Lars Daniel, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Diseases that have been largely eradicated in the US still claim hundreds of thousands of lives abroad.
    Dylan Matthews, Vox, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of eradicated
Verb
  • They’ve all been erased from the story in A Complete Unknown.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2024
  • With a three-yard touchdown run from Gus Edwards and a four-yard touchdown catch from Quentin Johnston, the Chargers erased a 13-0 halftime deficit.
    Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of erased
Verb
  • Initial assessments indicate at least seven structures destroyed and eight damaged, though further evaluations are pending, said Marrone, the Los Angeles County fire chief.
    Hanna Park, Robert Shackelford and Mary Gilbert, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Weather officials said the conditions were similar to those of early November, when dangerous winds whipped through Ventura County and fueled the Mountain fire, a nearly 20,000-acre inferno that destroyed 243 structures, including homes.
    Corina Knoll, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of destroyed
Verb
  • Arizona voters abolished the use of the gas chamber after a controversial execution in 1992.
    Jimmy Jenkins, The Arizona Republic, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Some initial research finds that employment levels for workers with disabilities actually go up when the low wage is abolished.
    Emily Peck, Axios, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of abolished
Adjective
  • But in the last few years, an explosion of warehouse development has wiped out farmland and open space.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2023
  • Tens of billions of dollars in value has been wiped out, including during the days when the company was soliciting bids for its offering, the largest of its kind in India.
    Alex Travelli, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2023
Definition of wiped out
Adjective
  • On the snowy sidewalk of a drab residential street in Moscow, blood, soot and the mangled remnants of an electric scooter marked the spot where a top Russian general was assassinated — and signaled a potentially dangerous new phase of the war in Ukraine.
    Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
  • The mangled front part of the car is wrapped around the tree while the back half is on the road about 30 feet away.
    Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of mangled
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