as in to erase
to destroy all traces of
the successful effort to eradicate smallpox around the globe
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Recent Examples of eradicate
Calder explains that the pines, originally introduced by European settlers, spread rapidly and are incredibly difficult to eradicate.
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Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
Davis has partnered with multiple programs to eradicate childhood hunger in the U.S. and recently launched the Davis-Tennon Foundation.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 30 June 2025
Vaccines eradicated smallpox and dramatically reduced infant deaths from measles, tuberculosis, whooping cough, and tetanus.
—Kelsey Piper, Vox, 27 June 2025
The decision to directly involve the U.S. in the war comes after more than a week of Israeli strikes that aimed to systematically eradicate Iran’s air defenses and offensive missile capabilities, while damaging its nuclear enrichment facilities.
—Sam Mednick, Christian Science Monitor, 22 June 2025
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Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
Davis has partnered with multiple programs to eradicate childhood hunger in the U.S. and recently launched the Davis-Tennon Foundation.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 30 June 2025
Vaccines eradicated smallpox and dramatically reduced infant deaths from measles, tuberculosis, whooping cough, and tetanus.
—Kelsey Piper, Vox, 27 June 2025
The decision to directly involve the U.S. in the war comes after more than a week of Israeli strikes that aimed to systematically eradicate Iran’s air defenses and offensive missile capabilities, while damaging its nuclear enrichment facilities.
—Sam Mednick, Christian Science Monitor, 22 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eradicate
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Kurt's key takeaways The AI tattoo machine isn't here to erase tradition.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
14 July 2025
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And the push to exclude non-citizens from the next count is unconstitutional, deeply un-American and designed to erase entire communities.—
Genesis Robinson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 July 2025
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While Minnesota abolished the death penalty over a century ago, the federal murder charges carry a maximum penalty of capital punishment.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
9 July 2025
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Minnesota abolished its state death penalty in 1911.—
Steve Karnowski,
Los Angeles Times,
8 July 2025
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The fire that destroyed the Grand Canyon Lodge was burning on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park.—
AZCentral.com,
AZCentral.com,
14 July 2025
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Experts have long assumed that the instrument had been destroyed or lost to history.—
Asia London Palomba,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 July 2025
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“Eradicate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eradicate. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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