obliterate
Example Sentences
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He might claim a victory in terms of obliterating — or, I guess, ‘re-obliterating’ — Iran’s nuclear program and downgrading its ballistic missiles.”
From Los Angeles Times
Needless to say, it’s difficult for them to make the demands for a halt to nuclear capability since the U.S. supposedly obliterated it.
From Salon
Mom came around the corner just as he’d managed to obliterate the last e of conference.
From Literature
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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
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