wipe·out
ˈwīp-ˌau̇t 
1
: the act or an instance of wiping out : complete or utter destruction
2
: a fall or crash caused usually by losing control
3
: a total or decisive defeat : drubbing
wiped out; wiping out; wipes out
: to destroy completely : annihilate
: to fall or crash usually as a result of losing control
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Examples of wipeout in a Sentence
Noun
The surfer had a nasty wipeout.
Verb
he didn't get his gambling under control until he had already wiped out his entire life savings
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Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 18 Dec. 2024
Opposing batters hit just .214 against his four-seamer and .194 against his wipeout slider.
—Jim Bowden, The Athletic, 23 Aug. 2024
Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2025
But borrowers should move forward with the assumption that mass student debt cancellation — initiatives that would immediately wipe out the debt for millions of people all at once — is not happening.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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Noun
The other is Kansas City’s run game, the Andy Reid curveball that’s managed to set up so many of Mahomes’ wipeout sliders.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 18 Dec. 2024
Opposing batters hit just .214 against his four-seamer and .194 against his wipeout slider.
—Jim Bowden, The Athletic, 23 Aug. 2024
Verb
The company is now owned and run by original founder Stacy Spikes, who acquired it out of bankruptcy in 2022 after Farnsworth and partner Mitch Lowe ran it to the ground, wiping out shareholders.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2025
But borrowers should move forward with the assumption that mass student debt cancellation — initiatives that would immediately wipe out the debt for millions of people all at once — is not happening.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Wipeout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wipeout. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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wipeout
1 of 2 noun
wipe·out
ˈwīp-ˌau̇t
1
: complete destruction
2
: a fall or crash caused usually by losing control
wipeouts on the downhill ski course are common
3
: total or final defeat
couldn't bear to watch the team's wipeout
wipe out
2 of 2 verb1
: to destroy completely
crops wiped out by flooding
2
: to fall or crash usually as a result of losing control
the surfer wiped out
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