- past participle of exterminate.
- past tense form of exterminate.
exterminated
Example Sentences
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Within about 50 years, the crocodiles had been completely exterminated.
From Science Daily ● May 28, 2026
Along with the passenger pigeon we exterminated the great auk, the Carolina parakeet, the Labrador duck and the ivory-billed woodpecker.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026
Last year, some argued that the city should officially designate lovebugs as pests — a move that would allow them to be chemically exterminated — citing the threats they posed to mental health.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2025
Live mosquitoes will be exterminated using ultraviolet light.
From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2025
They would have been exterminated if conservationists had not imposed protective measures quickly.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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