annihilated

verb

Definition of annihilatednext
past tense of annihilate
1
as in eradicated
to destroy all traces of the family's attempts to annihilate the roach population in their apartment had met with little success

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2
as in destroyed
to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of the tornado simply annihilated the family's home

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3
as in bombed
to defeat by a large margin we didn't just win; we absolutely annihilated them!

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for annihilated
  1. eradicated
  2. destroyed
  3. bombed
  4. erased
  5. ruined
  6. whipped
  7. abolished
  8. demolished
Verb
  • While Meta’s actions represent a significant step forward, pig butchering scams are far from eradicated.
    Lars Daniel, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Diseases that have been largely eradicated in the US still claim hundreds of thousands of lives abroad.
    Dylan Matthews, Vox, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of eradicated
Verb
  • During the latter inferno, which destroyed 1,600 structures from Westlake Village to Malibu, the school’s policy was questioned and criticized.
    Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Initial assessments indicate at least seven structures destroyed and eight damaged, though further evaluations are pending, said Marrone, the Los Angeles County fire chief.
    Hanna Park, Robert Shackelford and Mary Gilbert, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of destroyed
Verb
  • The Syrian civil war, up to last week, was the tedious winnowing process in which the Assad government bombed, killed, and terrorized Syrians into either fleeing the country or submitting to him.
    Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
  • The memoir is also getting review-bombed on sites like Goodreads with one-star ratings before anyone has read a page.
    Timothy Bella, Rolling Stone, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of bombed
Verb
  • They’ve all been erased from the story in A Complete Unknown.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2024
  • With a three-yard touchdown run from Gus Edwards and a four-yard touchdown catch from Quentin Johnston, the Chargers erased a 13-0 halftime deficit.
    Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of erased
Verb
  • They were all punished harshly—lives ruined.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Johnny sued Amber in 2019 for defamation, claiming that the op-ed article ruined his career and took away his acting opportunities, as well as his long-standing role in Pirates of the Caribbean.
    Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of ruined
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  • The Franklin Fire ignited Monday night after days of extremely dangerous fire conditions when Santa Ana winds whipped across the region.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Before turning back, many of them whipped out their phones to snap a photo of the divers.
    Cedar Attanasio and Michael R. Sisak, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of whipped
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  • Arizona voters abolished the use of the gas chamber after a controversial execution in 1992.
    Jimmy Jenkins, The Arizona Republic, 5 Dec. 2024
  • However, the Nostalgic Partners case put forth a variety of strong arguments for the exemption to be curtailed or abolished entirely, if and when the Supreme Court ever wishes to take up the issue.
    Chris Deubert, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of abolished
Verb
  • One home with a pool was nearly demolished; another was little more than a chimney and a pile of smoldering rubble.
    Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
  • After the fatal accident, the state ordered the Orlando Free Fall ride closed and it has since been demolished.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of demolished
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