liquidates

verb

Definition of liquidatesnext
present tense third-person singular of liquidate
1
as in eradicates
to destroy all traces of a decisive act that liquidated all doubts and fears about his governing abilities

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2
as in assassinates
to put to death deliberately his first act as absolute ruler was to liquidate his opponents

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3
as in pays
to give what is owed for used our lottery winnings to liquidate our debts

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for liquidates
  1. pays
  2. settles
  3. executes
  4. destroys
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  • The 2025 re-edition pays tribute to the original collaboration, bringing back beloved motifs like the Monogram Multicolore, Cherry Blossom, and Superflat Panda.
    Cassell Ferere, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
  • The first episode quickly jumps three years ahead as the aggrieved man pays people to search subway stations for the mysterious recruiter who once invited him to the games.
    Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2024
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  • The best way to tackle this show is to watch Season 1, then look up the big spoiler for Season 2, and then skip Season 2 and watch Season 3, where the program ultimately settles into its melodramatic, soapy groove.
    Erin Strecker, IndieWire, 3 Jan. 2025
  • As Seattle settles into the rainy season, don't expect a sea of umbrellas on the sidewalks.
    Christine Clarridge, Axios, 2 Jan. 2025
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  • Fred Battisti develops and executes a companywide leasing strategy as First National Realty Partners' Chief Revenue Officer.
    Fred Battisti, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
  • If the company executes well on its foundry plans and delivers compelling new CPU and GPU chips, Intel could see almost 3x upside.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
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  • By clinging to Newtonian certainty, economics often destroys the opportunity to do something magically creative.
    Eric Markowitz, Big Think, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Other points-counterpoints focus on whether pasteurization also destroys vitamins in milk.
    Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 24 Dec. 2024
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