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 Rat eradication campaigns followed around the world, drastically slowing the spread of plague, Wagner says. — Faye Flam, Scientific American, 27 Oct. 2026 Better monitoring tools can help farmers identify disease threats earlier and avoid expensive eradication campaigns. — Robert Kelly, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026 Rigorous legal protection combined with the successful eradication of invasive feral goats in 2012 ultimately paved the way for this historic recovery. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026 The federal government’s announcement in 2000 on measles eradication was a major public health achievement, largely driven by vaccination campaigns and school vaccine requirements. — Sheldon H. Jacobson, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026 So, your enjoyment of these shows, and continued support of these shows, is supporting my eradication. — Marlow Stern, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026 Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn has long opposed the eradication, ever since a previous plan called for sharpshooters to take aim at the deer from helicopters. — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026 Reeling from damage to the mollusk industry, the Italian government adopted a blue crab eradication program in 2024. — ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eradication
  1. elimination
  2. extermination
  3. removal
  4. annihilation
  5. abolition
  6. destruction
  7. liquidation
  8. devastation
Noun
  • The Royals played 12 World Series games and had a number of memorable Fall Classic moments from Eric Hosmer’s mad dash to Yordano Ventura’s dominant start in an elimination game to Alex Gordon’s game-tying home run.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026
  • But the sport gave up elimination races in the process, which is naturally going to hurt interest from casual fans.
    — Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
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  • The extermination company Terminix ranked 50 cities in the United States with the worst rodent infestations and Sacramento is on the list.
    — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado Updated October 21, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026
  • For properties other than single-family homes and duplexes, the statute addresses reasonable provisions for clean and safe common areas along with services such as garbage removal and extermination of certain pests.
    — Emma Clapp, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of extermination
Noun
  • The stadium’s public ownership alone does not establish a violation; the government’s involvement in the removals would be a key question.
    — Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
  • People in the country longer may have more opportunities to contest their removal while the government typically has greater authority to fast-track deportations for people arrested at the border.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026
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  • But the worst fate befell the region’s Native Americans, who were first driven from the goldfields and then subjected to a campaign of wholesale annihilation.
    — Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The annihilation of the megafauna reshaped carbon and methane flows; deforestation helped to postpone the next ice age; industrialization burned primeval forests.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of annihilation
Noun
  • The development ends the abolition of the death penalty, which had been in effect since 2018 under the previous and democratically elected president, Roch Marc Christian Kabore.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Advertisement The revolution still to come At the heart of the French Revolution of 1789 was the abolition of the privileges of the aristocracy and clergy.
    — Nicholas Bequelin, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of abolition
Noun
  • About 90% of the city was flooded ​following the destruction of the Kakhovka Dam, according to the White House.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The suspect, 27-year-old Miguel Alonso Maldonado Soriano of Stafford, Virginia, has been charged with felony destruction of property, trespass with intent to damage, and felony injury to a monument, court records show.
    — Diego Mendoza, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of destruction
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  • JetBlue is expanding at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport while Spirit Airlines’ liquidation raises new privacy questions.
    — Jeff Kleinman, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026
  • While another liquidation has not been confirmed, such events can force funds to unload stocks to cover losses, dragging down shares regardless of whether the companies are in trouble.
    — Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of liquidation
Noun
  • The magnitude of the devastation is made personal for all of us.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The painting is named after a Paul Celan poem about the losses and devastation of the Holocaust.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 20 Oct. 2026
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