as in to eradicate
to destroy all traces of
in a stroke, the March snowstorm obliterated our hopes for an early spring
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Allegedly, the settlement vastly underpays college athletes compared to their market value, embraces sexism by paying male athletes more than female athletes and obliterates legal claims in other cases.
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 5 Sep. 2024
One of the charges faced by Ryan Routh in his apparent assassination attempt against Donald Trump is obliterating the serial number on a firearm.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 23 Sep. 2024
The second charge alleges that the weapon’s serial number was obliterated and unreadable to the naked eye, which is a violation of federal law.
—Annabella Rosciglione, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 17 Sep. 2024
That portrayal was damaged in O’Bannon’s victory and effectively obliterated by the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in NCAA v. Alston (2021).
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 5 Sep. 2024
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 5 Sep. 2024
One of the charges faced by Ryan Routh in his apparent assassination attempt against Donald Trump is obliterating the serial number on a firearm.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 23 Sep. 2024
The second charge alleges that the weapon’s serial number was obliterated and unreadable to the naked eye, which is a violation of federal law.
—Annabella Rosciglione, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 17 Sep. 2024
That portrayal was damaged in O’Bannon’s victory and effectively obliterated by the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in NCAA v. Alston (2021).
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 5 Sep. 2024
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“Obliterate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obliterate. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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