as in eradicating
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 obliterating
That’s Racine’s journey, completely reopening, obliterating, and doing surgery on the wound.
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Juan A. Ramírez, Vogue, 8 May 2026
Mikko Rantanen was obliterating Jared Spurgeon behind the net, separating him from the puck and nearly separating his head from his body.
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 1 May 2026
Lasers fly at them, obliterating many.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 14 Apr. 2026
In other words, the state’s own wildfire failures are obliterating its climate goals.
—Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 12 Apr. 2026
And if the immediate risk wasn't enough, the heat is also obliterating the snowpack across the intermountain West.
—Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 23 Mar. 2026
But many are left to contend with how to erase the veneration of Chavez the man without obliterating the history of the struggle to improve the lives of Latinos, the country’s second largest ethnic and racial group.
—Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 20 Mar. 2026
That’s a coy way of lending support to a criminal war that cannot be won because there is no measure of victory short of obliterating Iran.
—Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026
Instead of simply challenging the more foolish of those woke policies, our federal and state governments seem hell bent on obliterating any activity that even hints of DEI.
—Maurice O'Sullivan, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2026
Juan A. Ramírez, Vogue, 8 May 2026
Mikko Rantanen was obliterating Jared Spurgeon behind the net, separating him from the puck and nearly separating his head from his body.
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 1 May 2026
Lasers fly at them, obliterating many.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 14 Apr. 2026
In other words, the state’s own wildfire failures are obliterating its climate goals.
—Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 12 Apr. 2026
And if the immediate risk wasn't enough, the heat is also obliterating the snowpack across the intermountain West.
—Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 23 Mar. 2026
But many are left to contend with how to erase the veneration of Chavez the man without obliterating the history of the struggle to improve the lives of Latinos, the country’s second largest ethnic and racial group.
—Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 20 Mar. 2026
That’s a coy way of lending support to a criminal war that cannot be won because there is no measure of victory short of obliterating Iran.
—Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026
Instead of simply challenging the more foolish of those woke policies, our federal and state governments seem hell bent on obliterating any activity that even hints of DEI.
—Maurice O'Sullivan, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for obliterating
Verb
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The new state consumer services agency will focus on eradicating junk fees, increasing online privacy protections and overseeing oil companies, according to Newsom’s office.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
12 May 2026
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But roots can be deep and seeds can spread easily, making eradicating invasive plants difficult.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
4 May 2026
Verb
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It was delivered with a celebratory tone for the first-year mayor in erasing a massive funding gap.—
Amethyst Martinez,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
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Then, in 2022, with those practices firmly in place, the city's reading scores began to skyrocket, erasing pandemic-era losses and rising back around 2017 levels.—
Cory Turner,
NPR,
13 May 2026
Verb
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Let’s go down memory lane and recall that the 13th Amendment is abolishing slavery and involuntary servitude.—
Ann Marie Luft,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 May 2026
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The Deep is just going through it in this episode, starting with the news that Homelander is abolishing the Seven.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
13 May 2026
Verb
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Giant sheets of plastic hang from the ceiling to separate different areas for destroying things and painting.—
Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
15 May 2026
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Pests and wood-destroying organisms Charlotte’s warm, humid climate makes termites a year-round threat, not just seasonal.—
Ryan Brennan
May 15,
Charlotte Observer,
15 May 2026
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“Obliterating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obliterating. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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