as in to erase
to destroy all traces of
the successful effort to eradicate smallpox around the globe
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Recent Examples of eradicate
High among their concerns are declining vaccination rates resulting in outbreaks of contagious diseases like pertussis — also known as whooping cough — and measles, a disease the United States declared eradicated in 2000.
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Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
Now with the barriers to entry to publishing information largely eradicated by social media and technology, such alliances may not be as immediately essential.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025
Book bans are targeting trans authors in conservative states, eradicating their work from curricula and library circulation.
—Grace Byron, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Yet minimizing and possibly even eradicating infectious diseases is a collective act that requires nearly everyone to play their part.
—Simon Williams, Time, 8 Sep. 2025
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Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
Now with the barriers to entry to publishing information largely eradicated by social media and technology, such alliances may not be as immediately essential.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025
Book bans are targeting trans authors in conservative states, eradicating their work from curricula and library circulation.
—Grace Byron, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Yet minimizing and possibly even eradicating infectious diseases is a collective act that requires nearly everyone to play their part.
—Simon Williams, Time, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eradicate
Verb
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Just weeks ago, gas was 10% cheaper than last year; that was erased.—
Matt Randolph,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Kris Mitchell erased Chambers’ records two years later, and Eric Rivers did it again last season.—
Walter Villa,
Miami Herald,
17 Sep. 2025
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Iranian authorities must immediately implement a moratorium on all executions and abolish the death penalty.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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The Department of Labor withdrew a plan to establish a minimum wage for workers with disabilities and abolished wage protections for the home-health aides who assist millions of seniors and disabled people.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
16 Sep. 2025
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Some are value-destroying black holes; others are relentless value creators.—
Steve Denning,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The first instance of NATO nations downing drones came last week, when Polish and Dutch fighters destroyed three Russian drones over Poland.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Eradicate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eradicate. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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