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abolish, annihilate, black out, blot out, cancel, clean (up), efface, erase, expunge, exterminate, extirpate, liquidate, obliterate, root (out), rub out, snuff (out), stamp (out), sweep (away), wipe out
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Small populations were eradicated in the 1970s, but nutria were again discovered in 2017. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "California to add invasive rodent to list of prohibited pets," 26 Aug. 2019 That, along with the predatory behavior of foxes (now eradicated) that had been introduced by European settlers, led to a sharp decrease in the island’s population of little penguins. — Besha Rodell, New York Times, "To Save Tiny Penguins, This Suburb Was Wiped Off the Map," 9 Aug. 2019 And eradicating cash, an anonymous payment method, for a digital system could let governments snoop on people’s shopping habits and private titans exploit their personal data. — The Economist, "Rich countries must start planning for a cashless future," 1 Aug. 2019 Colorado was once home to gray wolves, but they were eradicated in the state with the last ones killed by about 1940, according to CPW. — Kieran Nicholson, The Denver Post, "Two reported wolf sightings in Colorado being investigated by state wildlife officials," 8 July 2019 In 2000, the United States declared the measles eradicated, thanks to widespread use of vaccines. — Kaiser Health News, oregonlive.com, "Measles outbreaks require meticulous detective work to halt the spread," 15 June 2019 An experimental therapy that extracts and multiplies powerful immune-system cells from inside tumors eradicated a patient’s breast cancer, a scientific first that could lead to new ways of treating malignancies that have resisted all other efforts. — Michelle Cortez, Bloomberg.com, "Immune-System Therapy Eradicated Breast Cancer in New Breakthrough," 4 June 2018 The immunotherapy didn’t eradicate my disease, but my response to subsequent chemotherapy has been beyond expectations. — Marie Mccullough, Philly.com, "Yardley man has terminal illness, but can't support GOP 'right to try'," 24 May 2018 The hope that time travel will eradicate any lingering memories of the other Terminator movies? — Peter Bright, Ars Technica, "Altered what? Netflix already has a great sci-fi series—Hulu does, too," 1 Feb. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'eradicate.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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