eradications

noun

plural of eradication
1
as in removals

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as in exterminations

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eradications
  1. removals
  2. annihilations
  3. eliminations
  4. mortalities
  5. erasures
Noun
  • In July 2026, humanoid robots performed live laparoscopic gallbladder removals on a patient for the first time.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The judge found that the three did, in fact, violate the charter, which states that council members may not interfere with appointments or removals in the city manager’s office, or give orders to the city manager’s subordinates.
    — Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of removals
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  • The investigation described family annihilations as among the most extreme forms of domestic violence.
    — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 14 July 2026
Definition of annihilations
Noun
  • Massachusetts voters rejected income tax eliminations in 2002 and 2008 that were initiated by citizens, not lawmakers.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The episodes follow a Bachelor-like format with dates, drama and eliminations.
    — Madeleine Janz, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of eliminations
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  • Because the majority of deaths in remote or low-income countries occur at home rather than in a hospital, clinical or medical descriptions of the reasons for the mortalities also remain unknown.
    — Diane Cole, NPR, 29 May 2026
  • And, as Odell noted, the recruitment of additional wolves will be a key factor in establishing a viable population of gray wolves in Colorado — especially due to the mortalities that have already occurred there.
    — Kris Millgate, Outdoor Life, 22 Jan. 2026
Definition of mortalities
Noun
  • That’s converting a loss into an erasure, and erasures are much cheaper to correct than silent errors.
    — John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Erroneous erasures In April, a Slack channel for moderators of the r/AskHistorians Reddit community was usually busy.
    — Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of erasures
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“Eradications.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eradications. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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