annihilating

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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

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

From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2024

It’s a new position that requires different footwork, hand-and-eye coordination and other techniques all while trying to keep strong and speedy edge rushers from annihilating their quarterback.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 29, 2023

Here, researchers can systematically release the antihydrogen molecules, measuring how many fall down and escape out of the bottom of the trap before annihilating and how many escape out of the top.

From Scientific American • Sep. 27, 2023

By the time of the great Inca rebellion of 1536, the Incas had learned how best to defend themselves against cavalry, by ambushing and annihilating Spanish horsemen in narrow passes.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond