obliterate

“He had been president only thirteen days—and now he faced the prospect that to end the war and save American lives, he might have to obliterate Japan’s cities,” Mr. Scott writes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

It is clear that Arsenal would almost certainly need to obliterate the British transfer record of £125m, from Alexander Isak's move from Newcastle to Liverpool last summer.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

If you not yet 65 and are using ACA coverage, Roth conversions can obliterate premium subsidies.

From MarketWatch ● May 8, 2026

But now satellite images reveal that Iran is repairing the damage done, suggesting he didn’t obliterate the sites after all.

From Slate ● Feb. 6, 2026

That’s what I want to do with my paintings, find a unique language, obliterate the cliches.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

“He obliterates the rest of the skill position guys,” said Mickey Marotti, the Buckeyes’ strength and performance coach.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

Was it because, while each character dresses conservatively, Flo’s wardrobe obliterates any trace of curves by sheathing her in a bulky apron?

From New York Times ● Dec. 28, 2023

This brilliant film not only destroys the single Black narrative, it obliterates it – and puts pressure on every single film dealing with race that will come after.

From Salon ● Dec. 21, 2023

“It’s still the most subversive comedy in ages, a smart bomb that obliterates its intended target.”

From Washington Times ● Dec. 3, 2023

His most remarkable feature besides his paleness, a paleness that obliterates any possible expression, is his hair.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

“Bold” ultimately is having hope that you can be the one who breaks systems that need to be obliterated.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

McKibbin said that "current and future fish stocks obliterated for years to come".

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

But like other math benchmark tests, this one would eventually get obliterated.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

“Over the past year, investors had heavily bought into space…. But over the past month, they’ve been obliterated by investors selling their winners to raise cash in favor of the real deal,” added Singh.

From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026

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

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman

Dean commanded the No. 1 song and album in New Zealand for more than 22 weeks, obliterating a record previously held by Abba.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

The United States is the only country to have used nuclear weapons in combat, obliterating the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the end of World War II, killing some 214,000 people.

From Barron's ● Apr. 23, 2026

It has been reported that discussions shifted to mitigating rather than obliterating the policy completely.

From BBC ● Dec. 24, 2025

Questions abound around the wildfires still burning their way across Los Angeles, obliterating entire neighborhoods with an unfathomable speed and ferocity.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2025

It blasts away the ropes and the stake, spraying fiery splinters all over us and obliterating all thought, Noise, and sound.

From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness