as in destruction
the state or fact of being rendered nonexistent, physically unsound, or useless
the ill-advised obliteration of the town's historic district in order to make way for a shopping center
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for obliteration
Noun
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The April 4 announcement of the security zone expansion and the destruction of Umm al-Nasser demonstrates the IDF's continued military operations in Gaza and is an example of how quickly the conditions in Gaza have deteriorated since the ceasefire.—
Kerem Inal,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2025 -
Here are the main players joining Joel and Ellie in fortified Jackson, Wyoming, five years after the Firefly destruction: Isabela Merced stars as Dina Who's Dina?—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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Several studies have found that polyphenols, especially tannins, can also play havoc with your iron supplement.—
Fiona Embleton,
Glamour,
18 Mar. 2025
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The pandemic though wrought havoc on student achievement, with many learning gaps remaining nearly five years after schools first closed.—
Cory Turner,
NPR,
5 Mar. 2025
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As the Earth's climate cooled and the oceans' ecosystems changed, Megalodon may have struggled to find sufficient food, leading to its extinction.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin had an emotional meeting with a pair of dire wolves, but many fans have shared the same unimpressed response, not quite able to believe a species was brought back from extinction before Martin finished the next book in his A Song of Ice and Fire series.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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For some, their losses hurt deeply, especially so soon after disaster.—
Tribune News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2025
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Central, less than an hour after Mizzou’s loss to Florida, Lunardi’s latest Bracketology has Missouri headed to the West Region (and starting in Milwaukee for the first two rounds).—
Maddie Hartley,
Kansas City Star,
15 Mar. 2025
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O'Neill was the man behind Save Southside Speedway, a multi-year grassroots coalition that wanted to save the racetrack from demolition, Richmond Magazine reported.—
Karri Peifer,
Axios,
11 Mar. 2025
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Wiseman said the demolition process takes time as permits are secured, asbestos and other hazards are removed, and utilities are disconnected.—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Obliteration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obliteration. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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