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to destroy all traces of
the triumph of modern medicine in extirpating certain diseases
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Recent Examples of extirpated
Natalie Krebs,
Outdoor Life,
11 June 2026
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
Over a century earlier sea otters, another key urchin predator, were extirpated by the fur trade, leaving the system precariously reliant on sea stars alone.
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Tatjana Baleta,
Time,
28 May 2026
The bears were extirpated, or intentionally eliminated from an area, decades ago.
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Eva Flowe
may 20,
Charlotte Observer,
20 May 2026
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
Adjective
The plains wolf ecotype was extirpated thanks, mostly, to government eradication efforts, wildlife managers note in the report.
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Natalie Krebs,
Outdoor Life,
11 June 2026
Verb
Over the next several decades, a roll call of Pennsylvania’s native animals would be extirpated, including mountain lions, wolves, wolverines, badgers, pine marten, and fisher cats; whitetail deer were nearly wiped out of the state, as were black bears and turkeys.
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Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
Over a century earlier sea otters, another key urchin predator, were extirpated by the fur trade, leaving the system precariously reliant on sea stars alone.
—
Tatjana Baleta,
Time,
28 May 2026
The bears were extirpated, or intentionally eliminated from an area, decades ago.
—
Eva Flowe
may 20,
Charlotte Observer,
20 May 2026
Though otters were never completely extirpated from Pennsylvania, the state park says their numbers were vastly reduced.
—
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for extirpated
Adjective
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According to the Times coverage of the incident and subsequent lawsuit, the scenes shown in the classroom included autopsies, decaying cadavers and live animals being butchered, mutilated and tortured.
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But the most difficult parts also offer ways forward — news that arrives via a skull, a mutilated body, evidence of closure in many respects of the word.
Verb
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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.
Adjective
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The Venezuelan College of Engineers (CIV) has launched emergency training sessions for engineers, architects and technical specialists who will inspect damaged structures and determine whether they can be repaired or must be demolished.
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Many injuries were reported in Wisconsin’s Walworth County after the storm toppled trees, knocked down power lines and damaged buildings, said Tom Hausner, undersheriff for the Walworth County Sheriff’s department.
Verb
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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.
Adjective
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The same year, another, longer-running TV version focused on the story of survivors after an alien apocalypse that had wiped out most of the Earth's population.
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Christian Pulisic even had a goal cruelly wiped out by the offside flag.
Verb
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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.
Adjective
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The nose of the aircraft appeared torn off, leaving mangled parts of the front of the plane dangling toward the ground.
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Images showed the mangled front of the plane lifted into the air and its tail on the tarmac.
Verb
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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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“Extirpated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extirpated. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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