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eradicate

[ih-rad-i-kayt] / ɪˈræd ɪˌkeɪt /


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AI is surpassing human abilities in pursuits from mathematics to computer programming, while threatening to alter or even eradicate many jobs.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

All to eradicate a supposed threat that he claimed he had “obliterated” a year earlier.

From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026

“We are here to eradicate mass shootings in American schools.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

At the same time, UC San Diego researchers are developing next-generation genetic technologies that could strengthen future efforts to control or eradicate screwworm.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026

Phony rules, which proliferate like urban legends and are just as hard to eradicate, are responsible for vast amounts of ham-fisted copyediting and smarty-pants one-upmanship.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

Network Rail said the new system "eradicates the failure mechanisms of the past by providing complete separation of bimetallic elements and using a copper contact wire which improves current collection" from overhead wires by trains.

From BBC ● May 22, 2026

The immune system then recognizes and eradicates those spike proteins, thus learning how to defend against the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2022

Johnson added, “It helps the drought but by no means eradicates the drought.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2022

This “Dune” almost completely eradicates the arid, meandering vision and miscues of David Lynch’s 1984 film adaptation.

From Washington Times ● Jan. 20, 2022

“We believe that preparation eradicates cowardice, which we define as the failure to act in the midst of fear,” says Four.

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth

In 2000, measles was declared eradicated in the United States, thanks to vaccination.

From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026

At the second they were able to remove it and send him on his way again with the wheel unencumbered, the steering issues he was suffering before that eradicated.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

The New World screwworm, eradicated 60 years ago, has re-emerged in Texas cattle, threatening over $700 million in annual losses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

It’s also because after being eradicated in the United States in the 1960s, the flesh-eating screwworm is back: A few cases have emerged in Texas.

From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026

Within two years, HIV, cerebral palsy, Huntington's disease, blindness, polio, and male pattern baldness are eradicated.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson

The SNP leader set out a range of policies aimed at growing the economy, eradicating child poverty, transitioning to net zero and addressing "the epidemic of violence against women and girls".

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

Completely eradicating the paper check, however, would be a steep psychological hill to climb.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026

The fake world has subsumed the real world, eradicating it and leaving nothing in its place.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026

WHO has played a role in eradicating smallpox and tackling public health threats like polio, HIV, Ebola and tuberculosis.

From Barron's ● Mar. 17, 2026

That could be done not through scientific and technical expertise but only by eradicating war.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik


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