as in to eradicate
to destroy all traces of
in a stroke, the March snowstorm obliterated our hopes for an early spring
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Recent Examples of obliterate
The North Carolina alum captured six NBA championships and six NBA Finals MVP awards in the span of eight seasons while obliterating rival Hall of Famers in his wake, and was the best two-way player in the game for a decade.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 23 Mar. 2025
Up until the mid-1990s, it was almost obliterated by development and construction of public transportation corridors that closed off its mouth.
—Jeff Regan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2025
The Golden Globe nominee understands if fans were skeptical of his character Jim Hopper returning for Season 4 after he was seemingly obliterated while closing the gate to the Upside Down, the ultimate form of self-sacrifice to redeem him after his daughter’s death.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2025
After obliterating the federal office on long COVID and clawing back billions in COVID funding from state health departments, the Trump administration has now entirely erased the online hub for federal COVID-19 resources.
—ArsTechnica, 18 Apr. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 23 Mar. 2025
Up until the mid-1990s, it was almost obliterated by development and construction of public transportation corridors that closed off its mouth.
—Jeff Regan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2025
The Golden Globe nominee understands if fans were skeptical of his character Jim Hopper returning for Season 4 after he was seemingly obliterated while closing the gate to the Upside Down, the ultimate form of self-sacrifice to redeem him after his daughter’s death.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2025
After obliterating the federal office on long COVID and clawing back billions in COVID funding from state health departments, the Trump administration has now entirely erased the online hub for federal COVID-19 resources.
—ArsTechnica, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for obliterate
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Screwworms were eradicated from the US by about 1966.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
2 May 2025
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The Department of Justice eradicated a decades-long civil rights case regarding the desegregation of a Louisiana school district.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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Buxton’s leadoff single in the ninth inning was erased by a double play, and the Twins only scored once in the 10th on Jonah Bride’s sac fly.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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Every February, Dresden seeks to commemorate the Allied bombing attack in 1945 that essentially erased the city.—
Mark Sappenfield,
Christian Science Monitor,
2 May 2025
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The Swiss government said Switzerland abolished all industrial tariffs on Jan. 1 last year, meaning that 99% of all goods from the United States can be imported into Switzerland duty-free.—
Paul Wiseman,
Chicago Tribune,
10 May 2025
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In late April, reports emerged that President Trump’s 2026 budget could seek to abolish Head Start entirely, as recommended in Project 2025, the policy blueprint for the second Trump term.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
10 May 2025
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To allow these courts to be destroyed to make pickleball courts is just wrong.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
3 May 2025
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Are the Fantastic Four escaping their universe after the planet-devouring villain Galactus destroys their world?—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
2 May 2025
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“Obliterate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obliterate. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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