as in to eradicate
to destroy all traces of
the triumph of modern medicine in extirpating certain diseases
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Recent Examples of extirpate
Leaders who attempt to take a moderate stance run the risk of being publicly lynched by those who insist that Chavismo is an evil that must be extirpated.
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Ivan Briscoe, Foreign Affairs, 2 July 2019
The species flourished after its chief predator, the grizzly, was extirpated there, in the early twentieth century.
—Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
Before then, gray wolves had been extirpated from the state since the 1920s.
—Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 21 Nov. 2024
Phil Beasley, Plantation The last straw was Oct. 7
Hamas must be extirpated from Gaza.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2024
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Ivan Briscoe, Foreign Affairs, 2 July 2019
The species flourished after its chief predator, the grizzly, was extirpated there, in the early twentieth century.
—Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
Before then, gray wolves had been extirpated from the state since the 1920s.
—Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 21 Nov. 2024
Phil Beasley, Plantation The last straw was Oct. 7
Hamas must be extirpated from Gaza.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extirpate
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President Donald Trump vowed to eradicate any signs of former President Joe Biden in his Department of Justice on Tuesday night.—
Ross O'Keefe,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
19 Feb. 2025
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Agency supporters told Democratic senators earlier this week that the shutdown — along with other administration steps, including revoking USAID’s lease on its Washington headquarters — was really about eradicating USAID before lawmakers or the courts could stop it.—
Ellen Knickmeyer,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Feb. 2025
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This year's storms won't erase looming drought worries across the entire southwestern U.S., experts fear.—
Doyle Rice,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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This relevant and poignant wake-up call warns that one generation can erase a great nation.—
Elizabeth Stanton,
Fox News,
18 Feb. 2025
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Meanwhile, the current administration under President Trump has moved to abolish federal DEI programs.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
28 Feb. 2025
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That was weeks after the end of the U.S. Civil War but months before the 13th Amendment abolished slavery nationwide.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
26 Feb. 2025
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Many other belongings from his tomb are believed to have been relocated due to the flooding that destroyed it.—
Francesca Aton for ArtNews,
Robb Report,
20 Feb. 2025
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Baldoni countersued, accusing Lively, Reynolds and Sloane of seeking to destroy his career.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Extirpate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extirpate. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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