extirpating

verb

present participle of extirpate
as in eradicating
to destroy all traces of the triumph of modern medicine in extirpating certain diseases

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  1. eradicating
  2. erasing
  3. abolishing
  4. destroying
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  • The Beijing propaganda machine has been busy eradicating the truth about the Tiananmen Square Massacre for nearly forty years.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026
  • But somehow, in the midst of all this frat-boy revelry, Ilya is able to outline his vision for the future, one in which AI will have solved numerous human problems, including eradicating not only cancer but also loneliness and unhappiness.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of eradicating
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  • Cincinnati kept pouring it on after erasing the 13-0 deficit.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
  • In the bottom of the sixth, Sal Frelick led off the inning with a lefty-on-lefty solo homer off Ian Seymour in a nine-pitch at-bat, completely erasing the deficit.
    — Ryan Morik OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of erasing
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  • Other New York literati, like Camille Paglia, expressed similar views and endorsed the organization’s goal of abolishing the age of consent.
    — Jack Denton, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Yet abolishing Greek life altogether is far from an easy proposition.
    — Brittany Shammas, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of abolishing
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  • After destroying much of Gaza and killing tens of thousands of Palestinians, Israel has regained military control of nearly 70 percent of the strip.
    — Dalia Dassa Kaye, Foreign Affairs, 27 Oct. 2026
  • But if firms lean on AI to cut lower-level work, the risk is destroying the very avenue of apprenticeship that produces future senior associates and managers.
    — Tim Brackney, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
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“Extirpating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extirpating. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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