eradication

noun

Definition of eradicationnext
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as in elimination

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as in extermination

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Recent Examples of eradication Asked why Project Survival’s Cat Haven doesn’t simply exterminate local rattlesnakes, Anderson explained that eradication is neither practical nor consistent with the sanctuary’s mission. — Gagandeep Singh, Sacbee.com, 26 Aug. 2026 That’s why, to Hamid Jafari, director of polio eradication for the WHO and a former director at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Center for Global Health, infrastructure isn’t an abstract buzzword. — Eli Cahan, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026 In counties where hog eradication efforts were coordinated, however, the average claim for cornfield acres damaged from wildlife declined to 10 acres per policy. — Aaron Smith, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2026 Amid a decades-long eradication effort, the fly’s populations were wiped out from the US, Mexico, and Central America. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026 In the early 20th century, a massive national mosquito-eradication effort, which led to the CDC’s creation, ultimately expunged the disease from the country. — Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 3 Aug. 2026 Some of its highest-profile work was partnering with the then-Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (now just the Gates Foundation) and northern Nigerian state governments on campaigns focused on malnutrition and polio eradication in Nigeria. — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 30 July 2026 Standard eradication methods — such as passive traps, genetic modification, species sterilization, and chemical insecticides — all carry limitations, environmental risks, or health hazards for humans and pets. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 27 July 2026 Due to worldwide bleaching events, coral is in dire need of human intervention to protect sensitive reefs from destruction and eradication. — Joey Skladany, Travel + Leisure, 25 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eradication
  1. elimination
  2. extermination
  3. removal
  4. annihilation
  5. abolition
  6. destruction
  7. liquidation
  8. devastation
Noun
  • The elimination of those limits could fuel a bigger onslaught of election ads if broadcasters are forced to offer their lowest ad rates to parties and committees.
    — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Those reforms from Meta, which runs Facebook and Instagram, include two-hour daily time limits for children, elimination of push notifications during school hours and other content controls.
    — Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 27 Aug. 2026
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  • The ongoing tempest includes Camille Sims (Alexandria Riley) having to prevent a Safeguard extermination as the new Head of IT this year, and the revelation of ex-security chief Robert Sims (Common) regarding Bernard (Tim Robbins).
    — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Decreasing habitat, poaching, and extermination are some of the reasons why cheetahs are endangered.
    — Michelle Richardson, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of extermination
Noun
  • The slump followed the removal of the de minimis exemption in the US, Shein’s second largest market after Europe.
    — John Liu, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Keep in mind, these cost estimates don’t include any demo or removal of whatever previous flooring was installed.
    — Jason Rueger, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of removal
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  • To prove to Miles that Sarah is telling the truth—that his work will lead to humanity’s near-annihilation—the T-800 removes the skin from his hand and forearm, revealing the cyber skeleton underneath.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Perhaps most viscerally, given the ever-present specter of nuclear annihilation during the Cold War, Capps was appalled by Falwell’s apocalyptic rhetoric and cavalier posture toward global destruction.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of annihilation
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  • At that time, his eldest daughter, Maria Adelaide, ascended to the throne—a succession made possible by the abolition of the Salic Law, which had restricted the line of succession to males only.
    — Giorgia Olivieri, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Long after the abolition of slavery, many white southerners, including my father, who was born into the first breaths of the civil-rights movement, were still raised by Black nannies.
    — Annie Joy Williams, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of abolition
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  • The deadly wall of water that descended from the mountains on the border between Nepal and Tibet caused destruction at least 62 miles downriver from the border in Nepal, an ABC News analysis of verified video and satellite images shows.
    — Jon Haworth, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Trump has also promoted the destruction of Iran's nuclear facilities and navy, and the reduction in missile and drone capabilities, as measures of success.
    — Bart Jansen, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of destruction
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  • But there is something else tied to his Jewish heritage that keeps things in perspective — the struggles his grandmother went through escaping liquidation at the hand of the Nazis in her Polish hometown.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The liquidation of Broward’s Spirit Airlines has moved into a new phase, with tech giants bidding millions for massive troves of internal company data to help train artificial intelligence.
    — Jeff Kleinma, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of liquidation
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  • For France, long accustomed to wildfires along arid stretches of the Atlantic and Mediterranean, the devastation in Le Porge has yielded rare consensus that its fire safety system is not up to fighting mega-fires brought on by climate change.
    — Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Hunter said it’s been sad to see photos of the devastation wrought by the fire.
    — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of devastation

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“Eradication.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eradication. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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