as in to eradicate
to destroy all traces of
the triumph of modern medicine in extirpating certain diseases
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Recent Examples of extirpate
Though otters were never completely extirpated from Pennsylvania, the state park says their numbers were vastly reduced.
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Madeline Bartos,
CBS News,
20 Jan. 2026
It's believed the last wolves in California were extirpated by the 1920s.
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NPR,
26 Oct. 2025
Mountain lions were native to Arkansas until about 1920, when they were extirpated from the state through unregulated hunting and habitat loss.
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Bryan Hendricks,
Arkansas Online,
9 Oct. 2025
But by the 1930s, the apex predators had been extirpated from the area, largely due to hunting, government eradication programs and habitat loss.
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Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for extirpate
Madeline Bartos,
CBS News,
20 Jan. 2026
It's believed the last wolves in California were extirpated by the 1920s.
—
NPR,
26 Oct. 2025
Mountain lions were native to Arkansas until about 1920, when they were extirpated from the state through unregulated hunting and habitat loss.
—
Bryan Hendricks,
Arkansas Online,
9 Oct. 2025
But by the 1930s, the apex predators had been extirpated from the area, largely due to hunting, government eradication programs and habitat loss.
—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for extirpate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for extirpate
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In 1980, smallpox became the first human disease ever eradicated worldwide.
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The rare partnership is giving the tribe an opportunity to introduce its language, history, culture that the federal government once tried to eradicate to soccer fans around the world.
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Sue Kim, director of color marketing at Cabot paints, says refreshing these pieces should never erase the charm.
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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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The other reconstruction amendments abolished slavery and expanded voting rights.
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Trump and his supporters have repeatedly pushed Senate leaders to abolish the filibuster to pass the election bill, but there's also insufficient support to drastically change the chamber's procedures.
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The most common type of dementia, which destroys memory and cognitive function, was responsible for 116,022 deaths in 2024, NCHS data shows.
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That book is a revenge fantasy about the former art school professor who seduced her, discarded her and destroyed her confidence as a painter.
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“Extirpate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extirpate. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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