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as in tired
depleted in strength, energy, or freshness
felt wiped out for several weeks after getting the flu
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as in drunk
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being under the influence of alcohol
thought that it'd be nice to attend a fraternity party in which everyone wasn't wiped out
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as in ripped
slang
being under the influence of a recreational drug
most of the club patrons were too wiped out to know or care what was happening
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as in eradicated
to destroy all traces of
he didn't get his gambling under control until he had already wiped out his entire life savings
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Recent Examples of wiped out
Denise Chow, NBC News, 18 Jan. 2023
Twenty years later, the Cordyceps infection has nearly wiped out humanity, leaving the survivors contained to a few urban quarantine zones, under the regulatory thumb of FEDRA.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Jan. 2023
According to the Agriculture Department, the flu has wiped out more than 44 million egg-laying hens, or roughly 4 to 5 percent of production.
—Kim Bellware, Washington Post, 10 Jan. 2023
The campaign has wiped out more than $1 trillion off the market value of some prominent companies.
—Laura He, CNN, 9 Jan. 2023
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Adjective
Nearly 58 million birds from commercial and backyard flocks have been wiped out in the U.S. since last February, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 18 Jan. 2023
Twenty years later, the Cordyceps infection has nearly wiped out humanity, leaving the survivors contained to a few urban quarantine zones, under the regulatory thumb of FEDRA.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Jan. 2023
According to the Agriculture Department, the flu has wiped out more than 44 million egg-laying hens, or roughly 4 to 5 percent of production.
—Kim Bellware, Washington Post, 10 Jan. 2023
The campaign has wiped out more than $1 trillion off the market value of some prominent companies.
—Laura He, CNN, 9 Jan. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wiped out
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In the skincare world, the best retinol serums are put on a pedestal, touted for their ability to breathe new life into tired, aging skin.—
Denise Primbet,
Glamour,
24 Feb. 2025
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If Lionel Messi and his teammates seem a bit tired and stiff in their MLS season opener against NYCFC on Saturday night, there is a reasonable explanation.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
22 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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In October 2023, Cook was charged with cruelty to children after allegedly picking up Jolly’s 4-year-old twins while drunk.—
Laura Barcella,
People.com,
19 Feb. 2025
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Christian Velasquez-Galeano, 28, was driving drunk around 4:45 a.m. Sunday in Garden City, Nassau County, police said in a press release.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
10 Feb. 2025
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Ignoring faculty warnings, David dashed forward with a ripped notebook page for Lennon to sign.—
Laurie Gwen Shapiro,
New York Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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North Korean propaganda material released by state media this year has shown Kim overseeing special operations training marked by extreme displays of strength, including the smashing of cinder blocks over the ripped torsos of soldiers stripped to the waist.—
Yoonjung Seo,
CNN,
17 Dec. 2024
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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
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Individual errors cannot be eradicated entirely, but must be reduced.—
Matt Woosnam,
The Athletic,
27 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Everyone is exhausted and tapped out financially from the holidays and nobody wants to party or buy gifts.—
Wendy Wisner,
Parents,
17 Feb. 2025
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The 50-year-old retired cop is thirsty and exhausted, and his attempts to spark a campfire using a ferro rod have failed miserably.—
Frederick Dreier,
Outside Online,
13 Feb. 2025
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There were deadly shootings, brawling, street parties late into the night, blaring music and drunken behavior.—
The Miami Herald,
arkansasonline.com,
18 Feb. 2025
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This time, Kelsey and Matt were renewing their vows, with Molly Shannon as a drunken mother of the bride and Martin Short as Kelsey's dad.—
Lindsay Kimble,
People.com,
17 Feb. 2025
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Investigators later found a loaded 9 mm handgun and ammunition in the car, Vawter said.—
Phil Helsel,
NBC News,
28 Feb. 2025
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Tanner Scott and Kirby Yates join a loaded Dodgers bullpen that already has Blake Treinen and Evan Phillips at the back end of games.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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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
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“Wiped out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wiped%20out. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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