as in erases
to destroy all traces of
in a stroke, the March snowstorm obliterated our hopes for an early spring
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Recent Examples of obliterates
Plus, its native 165Hz refresh rate obliterates motion blur and frame smear across sports and cinematic gaming.
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Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
3 June 2026
But in typical Netflix-binge-method fashion, the episode’s closing sequence obliterates any narrative snags by shocking us with a cliffhanger.
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Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
16 Apr. 2026
The nine-figure sale price obliterates the previous Lake Tahoe-area record, which was $62 million and also in Incline Village.
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Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
2 Apr. 2026
There’s never just one reason why a movie like this so wholly obliterates expectations.
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Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
23 Mar. 2026
Rozman has been teaching chess for years, and in his experience, chess obliterates a kid’s inability to cope with defeat.
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Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
12 Mar. 2026
Obviously, that obliterates all those concerns.
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Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Feb. 2026
Moscow is at the mercy of an American president who circumvents traditional channels of power and obliterates the constraints that once regulated their use.
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Alan Cullison,
The Atlantic,
13 Feb. 2026
After Cruise's Ethan Hunt is falsely accused of planting a bomb that nearly obliterates the Kremlin, he is secretly tasked with exposing the real culprit, teaming with fellow agents Jane (Paula Patton) and Benji (Simon Pegg) and an intelligence analyst (Jeremy Renner) on a covert mission.
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Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Jan. 2026
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
3 June 2026
But in typical Netflix-binge-method fashion, the episode’s closing sequence obliterates any narrative snags by shocking us with a cliffhanger.
—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
16 Apr. 2026
The nine-figure sale price obliterates the previous Lake Tahoe-area record, which was $62 million and also in Incline Village.
—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
2 Apr. 2026
There’s never just one reason why a movie like this so wholly obliterates expectations.
—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
23 Mar. 2026
Rozman has been teaching chess for years, and in his experience, chess obliterates a kid’s inability to cope with defeat.
—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
12 Mar. 2026
Obviously, that obliterates all those concerns.
—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Feb. 2026
Moscow is at the mercy of an American president who circumvents traditional channels of power and obliterates the constraints that once regulated their use.
—
Alan Cullison,
The Atlantic,
13 Feb. 2026
After Cruise's Ethan Hunt is falsely accused of planting a bomb that nearly obliterates the Kremlin, he is secretly tasked with exposing the real culprit, teaming with fellow agents Jane (Paula Patton) and Benji (Simon Pegg) and an intelligence analyst (Jeremy Renner) on a covert mission.
—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for obliterates
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Windows automatically erases them after 72 hours to prevent them from using too much disk space.
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The whole thing with Pullman porters is they weren’t called by their names, they were all called George, so that erases your identity.
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But that also eradicates a crucial option - to mount a show trial and scapegoat him for all the ills of his rule, thus absolving others.
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Treating the underlying condition eradicates the need for drug treatments that act globally.
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Instead, this measure abolishes them.
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The Iranian parliament has just approved a law that abolishes prison sentences for those who had to leave Iran illegally.
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What starts as a series that aims to subvert the heist genre at every turn – amped with thrilling life-or-death stakes, family dynamics, and explosive action – gives birth to an exploration of what drives us, sustains us, and ultimately destroys us.
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Arrrives, destroys Femi and hands Main Event Jey the crown.
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“Obliterates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obliterates. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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