Thesaurus / obliterate
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That’s giving a show that doesn’t need any help more ammunition to obliterate expectations.
‘THE MANDALORIAN’S’ SECOND SEASON HAS BEGUN — AND SECRECY IS STILL WHAT HELPS MAKE IT TICKDAVID BETANCOURTOCTOBER 30, 2020WASHINGTON POSTFour years earlier, when Richard Nixon obliterated George McGovern, the first presidential election in which Kosik was eligible to vote, she didn’t.
SHE’S 70 YEARS OLD AND HAD NEVER VOTED. BUT THIS ELECTION WAS TOO IMPORTANT TO SIT OUT.KAREN HELLEROCTOBER 29, 2020WASHINGTON POSTThe power of numbers and the longest guns cannot destroy principle nor obliterate truth.
THE PROBLEM OF CONFEDERATE STATUES ON U.S. PUBLIC LANDSALEX HEARDSEPTEMBER 28, 2020OUTSIDE ONLINEThen, the edge of that bubble would expand across the cosmos at the speed of light, obliterating anything in its path with no warning.
‘THE END OF EVERYTHING’ EXPLORES THE WAYS THE UNIVERSE COULD PERISHEMILY CONOVERAUGUST 4, 2020SCIENCE NEWSWhen a government officer “fraudulently alters, falsifies, conceals, destroys, or obliterates any account” they can be prosecuted.
AUDIT FINDS SWEETWATER OFFICIALS DELIBERATELY MANIPULATED FINANCESWILL HUNTSBERRYJUNE 23, 2020VOICE OF SAN DIEGOFor the time being the interests of an enterprise of five thousand would obliterate those of fifty.
GALLIPOLI DIARY, VOLUME IIAN HAMILTONHe loved to trace her name linked with his own, and then to obliterate it again, in case anyone would see it.
THE UNDERWORLDJAMES C. WELSHTherefore, Socialism, excluding competition inspired by self-interest would obliterate the social dividend.
THE INHUMANITY OF SOCIALISMEDWARD F. ADAMSAll the vindictiveness and rancor of a party press could not obliterate these traits, and character sufficed to put down calumny.
THE KNIGHT OF GWYNNE, VOL. II (OF II)CHARLES JAMES LEVERThe latter has allowed its prejudices and its feelings to obliterate or to stultify its reason.
ISLAM HER MORAL AND SPIRITUAL VALUEARTHUR GLYN LEONARDWORDS RELATED TO OBLITERATE
- annihilate
- asphyxiate
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- crucify
- dispatch
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- dump
- electrocute
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- off
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- set aside
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- withdrew
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