as in to eradicate
to destroy all traces of
he didn't get his gambling under control until he had already wiped out his entire life savings
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Recent Examples of wipe out
That eclipsed the previous record — a 9% drop in September that wiped out about $279 billion in value — and was the biggest in US stock-market history.
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Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2025
That destroyed more than 16,000 structures and took 28 lives, and basically wiped out the communities of Pacific Palisades and Altadena.
—Mirjam Swanson, Orange County Register, 25 Jan. 2025
Trump executive power to slash DEI part of broader backlash
Trump’s executive order wiping out Johnson’s is the latest in a series of moves to unwind affirmative action and diversity policies in America.
—Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2025
Large pharma companies are also bracing for upcoming drug patent expirations that could wipe out $300 billion in revenues by 2028, putting more pressure on them to offset losses with new products.
—Annika Kim Constantino,ashley Capoot, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2025
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Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2025
That destroyed more than 16,000 structures and took 28 lives, and basically wiped out the communities of Pacific Palisades and Altadena.
—Mirjam Swanson, Orange County Register, 25 Jan. 2025
Trump executive power to slash DEI part of broader backlash
Trump’s executive order wiping out Johnson’s is the latest in a series of moves to unwind affirmative action and diversity policies in America.
—Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2025
Large pharma companies are also bracing for upcoming drug patent expirations that could wipe out $300 billion in revenues by 2028, putting more pressure on them to offset losses with new products.
—Annika Kim Constantino,ashley Capoot, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wipe out
Verb
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Prions behave differently than viruses and bacteria and are virtually impossible to eradicate.—
Jim Robbin,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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In recent days the Trump administration and Musk have moved to eradicate the U.S. Agency for International Development, which is responsible for administering civilian foreign aid and development assistance worldwide.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
4 Feb. 2025
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President Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship threatens to erase the futures of countless children—children whose potential will go untapped, whose contributions to art, science, and justice might never be realized.—
Paola Mendoza,
TIME,
24 Jan. 2025
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Despite that, Djokovic played well enough to erase a deficit and overcome Alcaraz in four sets.—
Howard Fendrich,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Jan. 2025
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The president, however, doesn’t have the authority to abolish the agency by executive order.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA TODAY,
4 Feb. 2025
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In 1981, President Reagan went on a crusade to abolish the NEA, with multiple plans to break it apart, ranging from an immediate halt to halving its budget.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
1 Feb. 2025
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Palestinians who have been sheltering in squalid tent camps and schools-turned-shelters for over a year are eager to return to their homes — even though they have likely been damaged or destroyed.—
Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy,
TIME,
27 Jan. 2025
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The wildfires that burned through much of Los Angeles County earlier this month wreaked havoc across the region, burning down entire neighborhoods and destroying more than 17,000 structures, many of which were homes.—
Joel Thayer,
Newsweek,
27 Jan. 2025
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