- present participle of annihilate.
annihilating
Example Sentences
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But Ginsberg cautioned that dehumanization “didn't propose a compassion or tenderness or mutual involvement or Buddha nature as an alternative. It proposed a complete annihilating void and nothingness.”
From Salon • Feb. 16, 2025
This can see insect species proliferate, annihilating many plant species.
From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2024
It started with Yordan Alvarez annihilating a 1-1 fastball, sending a low line drive like a Tiger Woods’ 1-iron over the wall in deep right-center.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 27, 2023
Here, researchers can systematically release the antihydrogen molecules, measuring how many fall down and escape out of the bottom of the trap before annihilating and how many escape out of the top.
From Scientific American • Sep. 27, 2023
“He’s in the business of annihilating all Indian sweet makers in the world. He’s already cornered the North American market.”
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
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