obliteration

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Noun
  • Here are the main players joining Joel and Ellie in fortified Jackson, Wyoming, five years after the Firefly destruction: Isabela Merced stars as Dina Who's Dina?
    Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
  • The April 4 announcement of the security zone expansion and the destruction of Umm al-Nasser demonstrates the IDF's continued military operations in Gaza and is an example of how quickly the conditions in Gaza have deteriorated since the ceasefire.
    Kerem Inal, ABC News, 14 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Several studies have found that polyphenols, especially tannins, can also play havoc with your iron supplement.
    Fiona Embleton, Glamour, 18 Mar. 2025
  • The pandemic though wrought havoc on student achievement, with many learning gaps remaining nearly five years after schools first closed.
    Cory Turner, NPR, 5 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • As the Earth's climate cooled and the oceans' ecosystems changed, Megalodon may have struggled to find sufficient food, leading to its extinction.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin had an emotional meeting with a pair of dire wolves, but many fans have shared the same unimpressed response, not quite able to believe a species was brought back from extinction before Martin finished the next book in his A Song of Ice and Fire series.
    Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The fresh loss of the trees would make that more difficult.
    Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Ware recorded seven points and three rebounds in 15 minutes off the Heat’s bench in Friday’s loss.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 15 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Related article Clashes erupt in western India as Hindu groups demand demolition of Mughal ruler’s tomb Modi’s BJP denies using the Mughal emperor’s name to defame India’s Muslims.
    Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Long before its demolition, the city had fenced off part of the nearby sidewalk because debris had fallen off the tower and landed near people walking their dogs.
    Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2025
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“Obliteration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obliteration. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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