1
as in eradicated
to destroy all traces of
the family's attempts to annihilate the roach population in their apartment had met with little success
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as in destroyed
to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of
the tornado simply annihilated the family's home
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as in bombed
to defeat by a large margin
we didn't just win; we absolutely annihilated them!
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Recent Examples of annihilated
Instead, El Fasher was annihilated.
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Janine Di Giovanni,
Vanity Fair,
25 June 2026
The boardwalk was annihilated up and down the peninsula, crushed into pieces and twisted up like a wooden snake.
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Curbed Editors,
Curbed,
23 June 2026
Otherwise, you get annihilated.
—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
22 June 2026
Coming into work every day and watching your portfolio just absolutely get annihilated day after day while everyone’s getting annihilated is an experience that is a generational experience.
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Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
15 May 2026
Fatu annihilated Reigns with another vicious clothesline and tossed him shoulder-first into the steel ring post.
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Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
Mary is willing to be annihilated and remade.
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Mitch Therieau,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
Their radar is 100 percent annihilated.
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ABC News,
5 Apr. 2026
Their radar is 100% annihilated.
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James Powel,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
Janine Di Giovanni,
Vanity Fair,
25 June 2026
The boardwalk was annihilated up and down the peninsula, crushed into pieces and twisted up like a wooden snake.
—
Curbed Editors,
Curbed,
23 June 2026
Otherwise, you get annihilated.
—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
22 June 2026
Coming into work every day and watching your portfolio just absolutely get annihilated day after day while everyone’s getting annihilated is an experience that is a generational experience.
—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
15 May 2026
Fatu annihilated Reigns with another vicious clothesline and tossed him shoulder-first into the steel ring post.
—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
Mary is willing to be annihilated and remade.
—
Mitch Therieau,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
Their radar is 100 percent annihilated.
—
ABC News,
5 Apr. 2026
Their radar is 100% annihilated.
—
James Powel,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for annihilated
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In 1980, smallpox became the first human disease ever eradicated worldwide.
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The New World screwworm, a parasitic fly eradicated from the United States in the 1960s, has resurfaced in the American Southwest.
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These structures were regionally and culturally inspired, and largely destroyed during rapid and callous colonization.
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The Aspen Acres fire has likely destroyed more than 200 homes, but the fire conditions have stopped damage assessment teams from accessing some areas to get a clearer picture, Pueblo County officials said.
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Helldivers 2 was bombed with hundreds of thousands of negative reviews, and Sony reversed the policy within days.
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After easing through the first three innings, Bryan Reynolds hit a double off the top of the left field fence and Valdez bombed one to left to cut the Phillies' lead to 5-2.
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Golden State jumped out to a 12-2 lead that Atlanta quickly erased with an 11-0 run in a game that saw 22 lead changes and 14 ties.
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In order to safely accomplish the stunt, Cruise was attached via a wire that was later erased in post production.
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Croatia still furious Despite the correct decision being made, Croatia manager Zlatko Dalić was far from happy, saying VAR had ruined the spirit of the game.
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Bovary is in some sense a morality tale, but what lifts it above didacticism, along with its bone-deep interiority, is that its romantic plotlines are as addictive as the genre works that have ruined poor Emma Bovary.
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Aceh’s Sharia court ordered the two people to be whipped with a rattan cane 21 times each for kissing without being married.
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Impress party-goers with this Fourth of July colored layered dessert starring fresh berries, angel food cake, and whipped topping.
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The state this year abolished the job of the New Orleans criminal court clerk — merging it with another court clerk position.
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The other reconstruction amendments abolished slavery and expanded voting rights.
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The East Wing of the White House was demolished suddenly in October 2025 and there is set to be a huge new ballroom, office spaces and an underground military complex in its place, though the design of the new building is still in flux.
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Just months later, in October, the East Wing had been demolished without notice to make way for the new ballroom.
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“Annihilated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annihilated. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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