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 Full Supermoon in Aries absolutely obliterates everybody with emotion.
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Jennifer Culp, Them, 11 Oct. 2024
As a mother watching Palestinian children starved and obliterated, my instinct is to feel utterly despondent, to feel powerless to make change.
—Stefanie Fox, TIME, 8 Oct. 2024
Russian forces are obliterating Vuhledar with glide bombs while infantry units advance on the flanks in a bid to encircle the town, according to Andrii Kovalenko, head of Ukraine's Center for Combating Disinformation of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 25 Sep. 2024
But over that same period Israel, too, has been making preparations for another war with Hezbollah, and this time committing itself to pursue a far more destructive doctrine regarding the use of force – namely, to obliterate every village from which Israel is fired on.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 20 Oct. 2024
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Jennifer Culp, Them, 11 Oct. 2024
As a mother watching Palestinian children starved and obliterated, my instinct is to feel utterly despondent, to feel powerless to make change.
—Stefanie Fox, TIME, 8 Oct. 2024
Russian forces are obliterating Vuhledar with glide bombs while infantry units advance on the flanks in a bid to encircle the town, according to Andrii Kovalenko, head of Ukraine's Center for Combating Disinformation of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 25 Sep. 2024
But over that same period Israel, too, has been making preparations for another war with Hezbollah, and this time committing itself to pursue a far more destructive doctrine regarding the use of force – namely, to obliterate every village from which Israel is fired on.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 20 Oct. 2024
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Five came from teams that posted losing records, leading to bad tendencies that need to be eradicated as quickly as possible.Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
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She's violated her oath, eradicated our sovereign border, and unleashed an army of gangs and criminal migrants from prisons and jails.NBC News, NBC News, 3 Nov. 2024
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Harris erased Trump’s lead over Biden since announcing her candidacy on July 21, though her edge has decreased over the past two months, peaking at 3.7 points in late August, according to FiveThirtyEight’s weighted polling average.Sara Dorn, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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But the therapy cannot erase the genetic predisposition many patients have for the disease, says Donald Thomas, a rheumatologist in Maryland.Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2024
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Despite proposals to change or abolish the Electoral College (the University of Central Florida reports there have been over 1,000), there are many reasons why these attempts failed.Russell Falcon, The Hill, 3 Nov. 2024
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Alaska, California, Louisiana and Washington have abolished party primaries for congressional elections and replaced them with open, all-candidate primaries.Russell Contreras, Axios, 29 Oct. 2024
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Approximately 40 firefighters responded to the blaze, which was first reported at 11:43 a.m., destroyed one building, damaged at least three others, and downed utility wires along 17th Street.Ryan Macasero, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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The fire destroyed an apartment building near Ammons Street and West 12th Avenue, killing two cats and displacing four people, according to West Metro Fire Rescue.Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 8 Nov. 2024
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“Obliterate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obliterate. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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