as in to eradicate
to destroy all traces of
the triumph of modern medicine in extirpating certain diseases
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Recent Examples of extirpate
Leaders who attempt to take a moderate stance run the risk of being publicly lynched by those who insist that Chavismo is an evil that must be extirpated.
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Ivan Briscoe, Foreign Affairs, 2 July 2019
The species flourished after its chief predator, the grizzly, was extirpated there, in the early twentieth century.
—Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
Before then, gray wolves had been extirpated from the state since the 1920s.
—Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 21 Nov. 2024
Phil Beasley, Plantation The last straw was Oct. 7
Hamas must be extirpated from Gaza.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2024
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Ivan Briscoe, Foreign Affairs, 2 July 2019
The species flourished after its chief predator, the grizzly, was extirpated there, in the early twentieth century.
—Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
Before then, gray wolves had been extirpated from the state since the 1920s.
—Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 21 Nov. 2024
Phil Beasley, Plantation The last straw was Oct. 7
Hamas must be extirpated from Gaza.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extirpate
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States reporting measles cases Measles was declared eradicated in the USA in 2000, but recent sporadic outbreaks have been linked to international travelers and numerous unvaccinated people, based on CDC reports.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA TODAY,
25 Mar. 2025
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This should be child’s play for sophisticated on-device AI to eradicate once and for all.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 2025
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Its streets were power washed, graffiti was erased, trash was cleared, and the city’s sizable homeless population was relocated.—
Carson Becker,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Mar. 2025
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The service comes at a price, according to a release: The relived memories are permanently erased after viewing.—
Nicole Fell,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Mar. 2025
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Even before abolishing the department, the Trump administration blocked student loan forgiveness and repayment plans, slashed department staffing, and wiped the federal watchdog agency tasked with overseeing student loan servicing and collections.—
Sareen Habeshian,
Axios,
21 Mar. 2025
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What is Trump's justification for abolishing the department?—
Joey Garrison,
USA TODAY,
20 Mar. 2025
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Af Klint edited her own notebooks later in life, rewriting or destroying entire passages and exorcising biographical details.—
Jay Cheshes,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Mar. 2025
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Helicopters dumped water over a burning forest in South Korea Thursday as fire crews struggled to contain the country's worst-ever wildfires, which have killed 28 people, forced at least 37,800 to flee their homes and destroyed thousands of structures and vehicles.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Extirpate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extirpate. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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