as in eradicated
to destroy all traces of
hope that the fumigant exterminates the whole colony of cockroaches, for any survivors may be resistant to any poison
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Recent Examples of exterminated
Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Animalia explains that woylies were once considered pests and were exterminated in huge numbers.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2025
Both the Lava Bed bighorns and the Rocky Mountain bighorns were exterminated, early in the history of the state.
—Tim Kelly, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2025
After wolves were exterminated from the Yellowstone region in the 1920s, the elk population more than doubled, causing significant damage to the area’s grasses, shrubs, and trees.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 29 Aug. 2025
Adjective
If the permit is granted, the gulls' eggs can only be exterminated during roosting season between mid-May and mid-June.
—Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Animalia explains that woylies were once considered pests and were exterminated in huge numbers.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2025
Both the Lava Bed bighorns and the Rocky Mountain bighorns were exterminated, early in the history of the state.
—Tim Kelly, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2025
After wolves were exterminated from the Yellowstone region in the 1920s, the elk population more than doubled, causing significant damage to the area’s grasses, shrubs, and trees.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exterminated
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High among their concerns are declining vaccination rates resulting in outbreaks of contagious diseases like pertussis — also known as whooping cough — and measles, a disease the United States declared eradicated in 2000.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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Now with the barriers to entry to publishing information largely eradicated by social media and technology, such alliances may not be as immediately essential.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Total job growth was revised lower by the largest amount in history, The revisions erased 911 thousand jobs over the full year period, adding to mounting concerns of a weakening labor market and fueling questions as to the reliability of monthly data being used to gauge employment.—
JJ Kinahan,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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But ultimately, the Bills offense stormed back and erased a 15-point deficit in the fourth quarter to steal the Week 1 win away from the Ravens.—
Reice Shipley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The tall, steep mountains that rise to 6,000 feet in elevation in the Grandfather District saw triple digit winds and some of the heaviest rainfall of the storm with hundreds of miles of trail and road destroyed.—
Graham Averill,
Outside,
16 Sep. 2025
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Alshon cruised past Johnson 3,7 in a surprise, while Garnett destroyed Haworth 4,1 to set up a very solid final.—
Todd Boss,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Department of Labor withdrew a plan to establish a minimum wage for workers with disabilities and abolished wage protections for the home-health aides who assist millions of seniors and disabled people.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
16 Sep. 2025
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Bail reform in Washington Washington abolished cash bail in the early 1990s.—
Christine Scott-Hayward,
The Conversation,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The Ultimate Detangler Extra Gentle takes it one step further, creating a paddle brush that’s delicate enough for thinning and damaged strands.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Chargers generate heat, and with older or damaged ones, that can create a fire risk.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Trabuco coach Mark Nolan lamented a penalty that wiped out an interception that preceded Romo’s score, calling it the turning point in the game.—
Martin Henderson,
Oc Register,
13 Sep. 2025
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In the late 19th century, contact with British colonizers wiped out eight groups of indigenous peoples collectively called the Great Andamanese in the Andaman Islands, north of the Nicobar.—
M. Rajshekhar,
Time,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Video from local news stations showed mangled train cars, some stacked atop each other, and smoke from grass fires drifting into the surrounding rural area.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Aug. 2025
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Abelardo raced outside to find his brother inside the mangled Corolla.—
Rebecca White,
New York Daily News,
12 Aug. 2025
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