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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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wiped out

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verb

past tense of wipe out

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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 See all Example Sentences for wiped out 

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“Wiped out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wiped%20out. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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