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
Now, Jokic has been given the green light to obliterate Utah's frontcourt.
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Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2025
The reason is simple: Their roster has been obliterated.
—Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Towns were obliterated The storm took out 40% of the city of Murphysboro, 97 miles southeast of St. Louis.
—John O’Connor, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2025
Tanks and other resources can be seen in satellite imagery, and the motor pools full of old ones empty out as they get shipped to the battlefield and obliterated.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2025
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Despite this success, these drugs do not completely eradicate the chronic lung infections that plague individuals with cystic fibrosis.—
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Measles, once eradicated, is again spreading in New Mexico and West Texas and even in our own area, where vaccine skepticism has long had a foothold in some parts of the ultra-orthodox Jewish community.—
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Right behind was Rory McIlroy, who tried to erase from his memory that sloppy finish in the first round and roared into contention to put the career Grand Slam back into view.—
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The relief that Wednesday’s partial tariff pause brought to Wall Street lasted for less than 24 hours, as Thursday saw stocks fall sharply in another volatile session and erase a big chunk of the prior rally.—
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Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves (R.) has signed legislation to abolish the state’s income tax.—
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Democrats who previously demanded that the Senate abolish the filibuster are now furious that the party didn’t use it.—
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The gangs have resumed kidnappings, while burning hospitals and destroying schools.—
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Eventually, the artwork was destroyed.—
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“Obliterate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obliterate. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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