eradications

noun

plural of eradication
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as in removals

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as in exterminations

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  1. removals
  2. annihilations
  3. eliminations
  4. devastations
  5. erasures
  6. mortalities
Noun
  • Trump’s prioritization of deportations has changed how ICE is operating and more than doubled the number of deportation officers nationwide, leading to more arrests and removals.
    — Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Federal law restricts systematic voter roll removals within 90 days of a federal election.
    — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 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
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  • The contestants have faced auditions, runway challenges and eliminations, with viewers getting a look at the casting process that has historically taken place behind closed doors.
    — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Since the premiere of season 35 of DWTS, Carson, 32, and her partner Guillermo Rodriguez have been among the last three couples standing during the show’s eliminations.
    — Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of eliminations
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  • Most of the new songs wrestle with how to seek pleasure while remaining hyperaware of the devastations of the world, and how that tension can make happiness itself feel like a vice.
    — Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of devastations
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  • 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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  • 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
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