- present participle of annihilate.
annihilating
Example Sentences
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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
But Ginsberg cautioned that dehumanization “didn't propose a compassion or tenderness or mutual involvement or Buddha nature as an alternative. It proposed a complete annihilating void and nothingness.”
From Salon ● Feb. 16, 2025
But Mr Pezeshkian, who was elected in July, adopted a more conciliatory tone than his hard-line predecessors, avoiding rhetoric about annihilating the Islamic Republic’s arch-enemy.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2024
This can see insect species proliferate, annihilating many plant species.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 9, 2024
“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
