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annihilate

[uh-nahy-uh-leyt] / əˈnaɪ əˌleɪt /


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These stars could be powered not only by nuclear fusion, but also by energy released when dark matter particles annihilate.

From Science Daily • Jan. 28, 2026

Self-proclaimed experts usually attract trouble through hubris, though I’ve seen bank traders and hedge fund managers annihilate themselves with slavish beliefs in trading ranges.

From Barron's • Jan. 14, 2026

I am covering this game for Radio 5 Live and part of me is thinking that Liverpool are going to click soon and just absolutely annihilate someone.

From BBC • Sep. 25, 2025

In their mutually reinforcing preparations to annihilate one another, erase the past and foreclose the possibility of future generations, he concluded, “the superpowers have dutifully embraced this legacy…Adolf Hitler lives on.”

From Salon • Aug. 14, 2025

Of course they did not even remotely suspect that the missile, when it was fired, the one that would annihilate the family’s Good Name forever, would come from a completely unexpected quarter.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy




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