1
as in eradicated
to destroy all traces of
the family's attempts to annihilate the roach population in their apartment had met with little success
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as in destroyed
to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of
the tornado simply annihilated the family's home
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as in bombed
to defeat by a large margin
we didn't just win; we absolutely annihilated them!
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Recent Examples of annihilated
Mary is willing to be annihilated and remade.
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Mitch Therieau, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026
Their radar is 100 percent annihilated.
—ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026
Their radar is 100% annihilated.
—James Powel, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
And when matter and antimatter particles meet, they are mutually annihilated.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 23 Mar. 2026
The latter was to be driven from the Persian Gulf, the former to be annihilated.
—Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 23 Mar. 2026
The two-time, reigning AL MVP had already annihilated a two-run home run in the first inning.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2026
Yes, Riverdale Ridge annihilated every single Rocky Mountain Basketball league opponent and was hardly tested in state.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 5 Mar. 2026
You were supposed to be annihilated.
—Lesley Stahl, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
Mitch Therieau, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026
Their radar is 100 percent annihilated.
—ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026
Their radar is 100% annihilated.
—James Powel, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
And when matter and antimatter particles meet, they are mutually annihilated.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 23 Mar. 2026
The latter was to be driven from the Persian Gulf, the former to be annihilated.
—Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 23 Mar. 2026
The two-time, reigning AL MVP had already annihilated a two-run home run in the first inning.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2026
Yes, Riverdale Ridge annihilated every single Rocky Mountain Basketball league opponent and was hardly tested in state.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 5 Mar. 2026
You were supposed to be annihilated.
—Lesley Stahl, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for annihilated
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Cases of a flesh-eating infection miles from Texas’ border with Mexico are alarming officials about the return of a parasitic fly that was once eradicated.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
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Mauigoa has a high ceiling but the leaning must be eradicated.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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The assault killed at least seventeen people, including a twelve-year-old boy, wounded dozens, and destroyed buildings.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
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The 24 staff members in Ruiz Verduzco’s office are tasked with assisting victims and their families, establishing programs in communities destroyed by violence and drumming up financial support.—
Molly Quell,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Imagine being a parent of one of the one hundred and seventy-five girls who died when their school was bombed.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
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That put out of business one of the country’s largest Klan organizations, the same group that bombed Birmingham’s 16th Street Baptist Church in 1963, killing four Black girls.—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
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The Padres slipped to 19-11 but again showed bench strength, getting home runs midgame from spot starters Miguel Andujar and Nick Castellanos that erased a 3-0 deficit.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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She was relieved that the judge didn’t grant the driver diversion, an option in the state that could have erased the vehicular manslaughter charge from the driver’s record.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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In other words, atrocious starts have ruined the Sox’s season before anyone had a chance to get excited.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Was so excited to make these and they were ruined by your poor recipe like many others!—
Christopher Kostow,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
27 Apr. 2026
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Emery had been incessant in wanting shorter, faster balls from his deeper players, with Villa’s best opportunity of the afternoon stemming from brave passing in combination in the first half, coaxing Fulham onto them before John McGinn whipped a ball into the space behind.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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Many in the room whipped out their cameras to start filming, and made the rounds to glean and share details.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
26 Apr. 2026
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The Netherlands never fully abolished its draft, but call-ups have been suspended since 1997 and there are no immediate plans to reintroduce them.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Apr. 2026
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Hangings were frequent in colonial times, but by the mid-1800s some states had abolished the death penalty altogether.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
13 Apr. 2026
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Manchester City await, a team Chelsea have not beaten for five years and who demolished them 3-0 at Stamford Bridge in the league just two weeks ago.—
Simon Johnson,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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At the facility, officials found several bodies in hazardous conditions inside the building that was later condemned and demolished by federal environmental regulators as a toxic waste site.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Annihilated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annihilated. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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