annihilate

Hannah Arendt wrote that totalitarians try to annihilate thought, to break our sense of reality with lies, whether in words and in images.

From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2026

When matter and antimatter meet, they annihilate each other in a burst of energy.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 3, 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

We now know that every particle has an antiparticle, with which it can annihilate.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking

“She annihilates people on the steep pitch that’s like a sheet of ice,” Street said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2026

Meanwhile, deforestation, which annihilates the fungi along with their host trees, disrupts this whole underground, climate change-fighting ecosystem.

From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2022

It shows up unannounced, then annihilates the contours of life until gravity feels capricious — meaning that, when grief isn’t sending us to the floor, it’s floating us outside of our bodies, outside of time.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 19, 2021

Without the booze, the coconut cream or milk in a virgin piña colada just annihilates every other ingredient in its path.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 17, 2020

Also, this sort of farming annihilates the soil.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

Liz Bentley, the chief executive of Britain's Royal Meteorological Society, predicted that existing UK heat records for June would be "annihilated" -- as had already happened in May.

From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026

That this curiosity translates to cold, hard cash is fantastic news in the streaming era, when Netflix, Hulu and the like have all but annihilated the theatrical mid-budget film.

From Salon ● Mar. 19, 2026

He annihilated the Carthaginians and Numidians standing in his way, which forced Hannibal to retreat from southern Italy to fight what each man hoped would be “a final battle” at Zama.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 16, 2025

Two brand-new 737 Max airliners crashing in 2018 and 2019 annihilated public trust in Boeing, and the company has struggled to find its footing ever since.

From Slate ● Mar. 3, 2025

Fischer was as dominant against Larsen as he’d been against Taimanov: He annihilated the Dane, shutting him out and winning every game.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

The Jewish holiday Purim celebrates their triumph roughly 2,500 years ago over a minister to the king bent on annihilating the empire’s Jews.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

This can see insect species proliferate, annihilating many plant species.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 9, 2024

Siegel compared this to humans intentionally annihilating a group of single-celled organisms in Europa's sub-surface oceans.

From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2023

It started with Yordan Alvarez annihilating a 1-1 fastball, sending a low line drive like a Tiger Woods’ 1-iron over the wall in deep right-center.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 27, 2023

“He’s in the business of annihilating all Indian sweet makers in the world. He’s already cornered the North American market.”

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali