as in obliterated
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as in eradicated
to destroy all traces of
the triumph of modern medicine in extirpating certain diseases
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Verb
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Only a few years had passed since the WHO declared in 1979 that smallpox was the first human disease to be eradicated worldwide.—
Sam Mednick,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Dec. 2024 -
Individual errors cannot be eradicated entirely, but must be reduced.—
Matt Woosnam,
The Athletic,
27 Dec. 2024
Verb
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The other database eschews page numbers all together, so there’s literally no way of knowing that the articles—which were once leading articles of the magazines in question—have been erased.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
7 Jan. 2025
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Meanwhile, entire issues of other Chinese legal and social science journals have been erased from databases.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
7 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Ronald Reagan, as president, called for the department to be abolished.—
Jackie Valley,
The Christian Science Monitor,
3 Jan. 2025
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Courtesy of the Social Security Fairness Act, millions of Americans will see higher Social Security checks now that the windfall elimination provision (WEP) and GPO (government pension offset) have been abolished.—
Suzanne Blake
Reporter,
Newsweek,
3 Jan. 2025
Verb
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They were just destroyed by the critics in the press, for some reason.—
Samantha Masunaga,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Dec. 2024
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Of the 58 Leopard 1s the Ukrainians received between July 2023 and early September, just six have been confirmed destroyed.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
26 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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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
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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
Adjective
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All three remained unconscious and trapped inside their mangled vehicle as Steele pulled up to the scene.—
Glenn E. Rice,
Kansas City Star,
7 Jan. 2025
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On a recent morning, excavators removed debris and mangled vehicles from a landscape of flattened structures.—
Aryn Baker,
New York Times,
30 Dec. 2024
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“Extirpated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extirpated. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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