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eradicating

VERB

destroy; remove

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abolish annihilate eliminate erase expunge exterminate extinguish stamp out uproot weed out wipe out

STRONG

abate demolish deracinate efface extirpate liquidate obliterate off purge raze scratch scrub squash torpedo total trash waste

WEAK

blot out do away with mow down root out rub out shoot down take out unroot wash out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bear build create ratify

STRONG

construct keep schedule set up

WEAK

aid assist establish fix help institute plant

Example Sentences

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“Chemotherapy is much more effective at eradicating minimal disease than it is macroscopic disease that you can already see on imaging.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Since eradicating its last ASF outbreak, three decades ago, Spain's pork industry has grown enormously, to become the biggest in Europe with a value of €25bn.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 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

It's a Sin writer Russell T Davies has warned "the fight is not over" when it comes to eradicating HIV.

From BBC • Nov. 29, 2025

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

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik