obliterated
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The Louisiana Purchase Exposition was among the largest ever staged and nearly obliterated the city’s finances.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026
"The jet was completely obliterated, and further searches are ongoing."
From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026
Iran, he said, had been completely obliterated, yet it clearly hasn’t.
From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026
A hundred years of perky boosterism were being obliterated by smog.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
She served us, helped us dress, sent us off to school, and left for her own job in a fog of pain that obliterated all hope, all romance.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
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