1
as in to eradicate
to destroy all traces of
a decisive act that liquidated all doubts and fears about his governing abilities
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2
as in to assassinate
to put to death deliberately
his first act as absolute ruler was to liquidate his opponents
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Recent Examples of liquidate
In such cases, the Trust would liquidate its ETC and distribute the proceeds to shareholders.
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Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 7 Mar. 2025
Over the past 24 hours, approximately $251 million in bitcoin and $146 million in ether were liquidated, according to CoinGlass.
—Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2025
According to the report, El Salvador must liquidate the Bitcoin trust fund Fidebitcoin, which was previously used to acquire BTC.
—Javier Bastardo, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Both individual and corporate taxpayers could be liquidating or not demanding at many Treasury bonds to have cash available to make their tax payments.
—Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
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Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 7 Mar. 2025
Over the past 24 hours, approximately $251 million in bitcoin and $146 million in ether were liquidated, according to CoinGlass.
—Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2025
According to the report, El Salvador must liquidate the Bitcoin trust fund Fidebitcoin, which was previously used to acquire BTC.
—Javier Bastardo, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Both individual and corporate taxpayers could be liquidating or not demanding at many Treasury bonds to have cash available to make their tax payments.
—Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for liquidate
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What to know to recognize the symptoms How to get rid of acid reflux In most cases, acid reflux can actually be eradicated for good.—
Hannah Yasharoff,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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Ease of use The goal of a fruit fly trap is to easily and quickly eradicate your population of fruit flies.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
18 Apr. 2025
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Routh has since pleaded not guilty to one count of attempting to assassinate a major presidential candidate and four firearm offenses.—
Jenny Goldsberry,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Apr. 2025
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The health secretary — who was 14 years old when his father was assassinated — has shown an interest in the case for years, doubting the conclusion that Sirhan was responsible for his father's killing.—
Joe Walsh,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2025
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Lionel Messi, who met the pope in 2013, paid tribute to on the social network X, posting a picture of the pope accepting an olive tree from him.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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Instead, his body was level with the thousands who passed by it on foot to pay their respects.—
Alan Yuhas,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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Still, the Biden administration erased student loan debt for more than 5 million borrowers through other forgiveness programs.—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2025
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While the Yankees made two errors in the game, a pickoff play between Fried and Jazz Chisholm Jr. at second base erased a two-base mistake from Oswaldo Cabrera in the fourth.—
Gary Phillips,
Hartford Courant,
20 Apr. 2025
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While Abby is determined to carry out their plan to murder Joel, all of her friends want to turn back.—
Eliana Dockterman,
Time,
21 Apr. 2025
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The man who murdered Rachel Morin was convicted by a jury that deliberated for 46 minutes.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
20 Apr. 2025
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For all the chaos and strife of the tariffs in the opening act of his second term, Trump’s U.S.-Canada-Mexico trade deal, which went into effect in 2020, and his negotiations with China during his first term indicate some ability not just to pick economic fights but to try to settle them.—
Jennifer M. Harris,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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Thousands of European Jews, including Sheinbaum’s grandparents, settled in the capital’s historic center.—
Stephania Taladrid,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025
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France belatedly abolished slavery in 1848 in its remaining colonies of Martinique, Guadeloupe, Réunion and French Guyana, which are still territories of France today.—
Marlene L. Daut,
The Conversation,
16 Apr. 2025
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The Legislature eliminated parole for nearly everyone imprisoned for crimes committed after Aug. 1, making Louisiana the 17th state in a half-century to abolish parole altogether and the first in 24 years to do so.—
Richard A. Webster,
ProPublica,
10 Apr. 2025
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The torturous clobbering comes after Joel saves Abby from infected hordes and is coldly executed in front of his surrogate daughter, Ellie (Bella Ramsey).—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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The governor had heard reports the cult followed an obscure criminal who had been tortured and executed by the Romans.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
20 Apr. 2025
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“Liquidate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liquidate. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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