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adjective

as in obliterated

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verb

past tense of extirpate
as in eradicated
to destroy all traces of the triumph of modern medicine in extirpating certain diseases

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Recent Examples of extirpated
Adjective
The plains wolf ecotype was extirpated thanks, mostly, to government eradication efforts, wildlife managers note in the report. — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 11 June 2026
Verb
Though extirpated as animals, flamingos nonetheless became icons of the state. — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 6 July 2026 Over the next several decades, a roll call of Pennsylvania’s native animals would be extirpated, including mountain lions, wolves, wolverines, badgers, pine marten, and fisher cats; whitetail deer were nearly wiped out of the state, as were black bears and turkeys. — Literary Hub, 10 June 2026 Over a century earlier sea otters, another key urchin predator, were extirpated by the fur trade, leaving the system precariously reliant on sea stars alone. — Tatjana Baleta, Time, 28 May 2026 The bears were extirpated, or intentionally eliminated from an area, decades ago. — Eva Flowe may 20, Charlotte Observer, 20 May 2026 Though otters were never completely extirpated from Pennsylvania, the state park says their numbers were vastly reduced. — Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026 It's believed the last wolves in California were extirpated by the 1920s. — NPR, 26 Oct. 2025 Mountain lions were native to Arkansas until about 1920, when they were extirpated from the state through unregulated hunting and habitat loss. — Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 9 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for extirpated
  1. obliterated
  2. eradicated
  3. mutilated
  4. erased
  5. damaged
  6. abolished
  7. wiped out
  8. destroyed
Adjective
  • Despite an obliterated navy and air force, Iran wielded significant economic power in the spring.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
Definition of obliterated
Verb
  • In 1979, the United States became the first country to declare polio eradicated following years of mass vaccinations; in subsequent decades, many other countries reported similar results.
    — Eli Cahan, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Now, there is a constant obsession over energy levels and management that has eradicated the previous ‘flat out’ approach to racing.
    — Luke Smith, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of eradicated
Adjective
  • The mutilated body of Mary Ann Nichols was found in London’s East End slums.
    — USA Today, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026
  • According to the Times coverage of the incident and subsequent lawsuit, the scenes shown in the classroom included autopsies, decaying cadavers and live animals being butchered, mutilated and tortured.
    — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
Definition of mutilated
Verb
  • The child’s right to know her own identity and history should be guaranteed, but for adoptees under these circumstances or trafficking victims, that right is erased.
    — Ashoka, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Sam Howell threw two fourth-quarter touchdown passes and had a tying 2-point conversion run for the Cowboys (2-1), who erased a 15-point deficit but missed out on their first undefeated preseason in 20 years.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of erased
Adjective
  • Persuading big American oil companies to return to the region could prove a challenge given the political uncertainty and damaged infrastructure.
    — Collin Binkley, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
  • As families wait for news about their relatives, damaged roads, power outages and fears of further flooding have hampered rescue efforts.
    — Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of damaged
Verb
  • Alabama has since abolished judicial override, the practice that allowed judges to order the state to kill a person even though a jury of one’s peers requested otherwise.
    — Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Japan has faced growing criticism over its use of the death penalty, as a majority of the international community has abolished capital punishment.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of abolished
Adjective
  • Chinese mega profits have almost been wiped out while production in Germany has become uneconomic.
    — Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Marlena Sloss | Bloomberg | Getty Images For the better part of a year, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff has been hearing that his company could get wiped out by AI.
    — Jordan Novet, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of wiped out
Verb
  • The fire started in the 2300 block of Pickett Road and destroyed five structures, according to Cal Fire.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Almost 50 homes and other structures have been destroyed so far; there have been several injuries, and one of Tibbetts’s neighbors lost 20 German shepherds.
    — Anya Kamenetz, Curbed, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of destroyed

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