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obliterate

[uh-blit-uh-reyt] / əˈblɪt əˌreɪt /


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If you not yet 65 and are using ACA coverage, Roth conversions can obliterate premium subsidies.

From MarketWatch May 8, 2026

Nearly 60 years later, Congress has done all it can to obliterate that mission.

From Slate Jul. 17, 2025

“One cannot obliterate the technology and science for enrichment through bombings,” Araghchi said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 5, 2025

What happens in the rest of the world could "obliterate" the budget choices the chancellor has already made.

From BBC Jul. 2, 2025

The spiritual power inside of her burned so intensely, she felt that if she simply burst forward, she could plow through the haint and obliterate Wick.

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older

Was it because, while each character dresses conservatively, Flo’s wardrobe obliterates any trace of curves by sheathing her in a bulky apron?

From New York Times Dec. 28, 2023

“It’s still the most subversive comedy in ages, a smart bomb that obliterates its intended target.”

From Washington Times Dec. 3, 2023

“The objects we’re trying to study–distant galaxies and stars–are 20 million times fainter than satellites. So when one of these streaks goes across the image, it completely obliterates the image.”

From National Geographic Aug. 11, 2023

In time, though, Tomas doesn’t just cross a line but obliterates it, moving in with Agathe and saying adieu to Martin for good — or so he thinks.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 2, 2023

His most remarkable feature besides his paleness, a paleness that obliterates any possible expression, is his hair.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush — a man whose own presidential campaign was obliterated by a reality TV host — called a Pratt campaign video “maybe the best political ad of the year.”

From Salon May 18, 2026

This was the same nuclear program we were told had been obliterated 10 months ago in Operation Midnight Hammer.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 13, 2026

"The jet was completely obliterated, and further searches are ongoing."

From Barron's Apr. 4, 2026

A hundred years of perky boosterism were being obliterated by smog.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 26, 2026

For a second, I swear, I see it in Mother’s eyes too, beneath her worry that Daddy has obliterated my future.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett

Kenya’s Sabastian Sawe finished in 1:59:30, obliterating the previous record of 2:00:35 set at the 2023 Chicago Marathon by Kenyan Kelvin Kiptum.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 26, 2026

The United States is the only country to have used nuclear weapons in combat, obliterating the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the end of World War II, killing some 214,000 people.

From Barron's Apr. 23, 2026

He might claim a victory in terms of obliterating — or, I guess, ‘re-obliterating’ — Iran’s nuclear program and downgrading its ballistic missiles.”

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 2, 2026

Even so, former Leeds and Manchester City defender Mills acknowledged that obliterating a record set by multiple Olympic gold winner Farah was something special.

From BBC Jun. 13, 2025

Harry was standing stock-still as waves of shock crashed over him, wave after wave, obliterating everything except the information that had been kept from him for so long...

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling




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