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obliterate

[uh-blit-uh-reyt] / əˈblɪt əˌreɪt /


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Mom came around the corner just as he’d managed to obliterate the last e of conference.

From Literature

Its centerpiece, the lodge-like Davies Building, was all but obliterated by the fire, and its amphitheater, while still intact, suffered notable damage.

From Los Angeles Times

Life in the camp obliterated any vision of a future, any memory of a past.

From Literature

The way football is broadcast manages to obliterate any difference between an informal consumer and a face-painting fanatic.

From Los Angeles Times

If there were still any doubts that Major League Baseball was hurtling toward a labor meltdown next winter, they were obliterated on Thursday night.

From The Wall Street Journal