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obliterate

[uh-blit-uh-reyt] / əˈblɪt əˌreɪt /


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Nearly 60 years later, Congress has done all it can to obliterate that mission.

From Slate • Jul. 17, 2025

At the core of the Apache challenge to the mine is their argument that the mine would not just hamper their ability to practice their religion, but obliterate it.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2025

She does not obliterate herself, as Tár would demand — she frees herself.

From Salon • Mar. 12, 2025

But what she didn’t know was that a meteor was hurtling in her direction, about to obliterate everything.

From BBC • Aug. 2, 2024

How difficult could it be to outshine, outsmart, and then obliterate her competitors?

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas