as in obliterated
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as in erased
to destroy all traces of
the successful effort to eradicate smallpox around the globe
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Recent Examples of eradicated
Sam Mednick, Chicago Tribune, 30 Dec. 2024
Individual errors cannot be eradicated entirely, but must be reduced.
—Matt Woosnam, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
Either way, the real survivor or the imposter must be eradicated.
—Oline Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
The booking was worthwhile to remove any possibility of parity being eradicated.
—Andy Naylor, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
Take Measles, for example, which was declared eradicated by the US in 2000.
—Omer Awan, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
Remember, this disease was eradicated and if children were up-to-date on vaccinations, there likely would be zero outbreaks across America.
—Omer Awan, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
What Happens Next If Russia's divorce rates rise, Putin's concern about the country's low birth rate may be eradicated, as Raksha noted that the fertility rate is maintained by the high divorce rate.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
The Invasive Species Centre in Canada confirmed the species has not been found in British Columbia since 2021 and has also been eradicated there.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
Verb
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
Individual errors cannot be eradicated entirely, but must be reduced.
—Matt Woosnam, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
Either way, the real survivor or the imposter must be eradicated.
—Oline Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
The booking was worthwhile to remove any possibility of parity being eradicated.
—Andy Naylor, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
Take Measles, for example, which was declared eradicated by the US in 2000.
—Omer Awan, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
Remember, this disease was eradicated and if children were up-to-date on vaccinations, there likely would be zero outbreaks across America.
—Omer Awan, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
What Happens Next If Russia's divorce rates rise, Putin's concern about the country's low birth rate may be eradicated, as Raksha noted that the fertility rate is maintained by the high divorce rate.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
The Invasive Species Centre in Canada confirmed the species has not been found in British Columbia since 2021 and has also been eradicated there.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eradicated
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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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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
Verb
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In 2023, a group of House Republicans attempted to raise sales taxes with the FairTax Act, which would have abolished the Internal Revenue Service and replaced income tax and other levies with a national sales tax.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA TODAY,
3 Jan. 2025
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Courtesy of the Social Security Fairness Act, millions of Americans will see higher Social Security checks now that the windfall elimination provision (WEP) and GPO (government pension offset) have been abolished.—
Suzanne Blake
Reporter,
Newsweek,
3 Jan. 2025
Verb
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They were just destroyed by the critics in the press, for some reason.—
Samantha Masunaga,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Dec. 2024
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In October, the operators of the vessel that destroyed the bridge agreed to pay nearly $102 million for costs stemming from the federal response.—
Emily Shapiro,
ABC News,
26 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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But in the last few years, an explosion of warehouse development has wiped out farmland and open space.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2023
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Tens of billions of dollars in value has been wiped out, including during the days when the company was soliciting bids for its offering, the largest of its kind in India.—
Alex Travelli,
New York Times,
1 Feb. 2023
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“Eradicated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eradicated. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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