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
So far, that has meant assaulting Gaza and weakening Hamas, before obliterating Hezbollah’s command structure, including killing its powerful leader Hassan Nasrallah.
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Alexander Smith, NBC News, 2 Oct. 2024
Alexander Smith, NBC News, 2 Oct. 2024
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The response comes amid allegations that the institution was caving to Chinese pressure by erasing Tibetan cultural denominations.The Editors of ARTnews, ARTnews.com, 3 Oct. 2024
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Shares of Tesla climbed 32% in the third quarter, erasing their loss for the year in the process.Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2024
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While undoubtedly devastating, the Israeli military said at the beginning of the campaign that reports of these airstrikes destroying 50 percent of Hezbollah’s rockets were most likely exaggerated.Paul Iddon, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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The grand jury accused Whiting of misuse of public monies, theft, conflict of interest, harassment, sending a threatening letter and stealing, destroying, altering or secreting public records.Robert Anglen, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024
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Stein has called for abolishing student and medical debt.Margie Cullen, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2024
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Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz endorses abolishing the Electoral College.Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Obliterating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obliterating. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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