obliterate

Illness can’t obliterate identity when it’s part of our identity to begin with.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

A few pens have been left on the headstone, which has been replaced at least once; generations of fans have attempted to obliterate “Hughes.”

From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2026

If you not yet 65 and are using ACA coverage, Roth conversions can obliterate premium subsidies.

From MarketWatch ● May 8, 2026

But the full force of energy bursting from Cyclops' visor should obliterate those cobwebs.

From BBC ● Jan. 9, 2026

The spiritual power inside of her burned so intensely, she felt that if she simply burst forward, she could plow through the haint and obliterate Wick.

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older

“He obliterates the rest of the skill position guys,” said Mickey Marotti, the Buckeyes’ strength and performance coach.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

You can definitely mourn for all the possibilities that a death decisively obliterates.

From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2024

“It’s still the most subversive comedy in ages, a smart bomb that obliterates its intended target.”

From Washington Times ● Dec. 3, 2023

In time, though, Tomas doesn’t just cross a line but obliterates it, moving in with Agathe and saying adieu to Martin for good — or so he thinks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2023

His most remarkable feature besides his paleness, a paleness that obliterates any possible expression, is his hair.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

As a child of refugees from Hitler’s Germany and the descendent of a once-large family tree, many of whose branches were obliterated by the Holocaust, Mr. Moritz registered the diagnosis with mordant irony.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

Al-Dabba, who heads the Beekeepers Cooperative in the Gaza Strip, said the war which erupted in October 2023 obliterated the Palestinian territory's beekeeping culture.

From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026

Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush — a man whose own presidential campaign was obliterated by a reality TV host — called a Pratt campaign video “maybe the best political ad of the year.”

From Salon ● May 18, 2026

She compared Michael to other recent music biopics, commenting that "the line between 'cinema' and 'merchandise' has come close to being obliterated".

From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2026

“We had a fight. I ruined it. I pretty much obliterated it. Burned it to the ground.”

From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway

Dean commanded the No. 1 song and album in New Zealand for more than 22 weeks, obliterating a record previously held by Abba.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

The United States is the only country to have used nuclear weapons in combat, obliterating the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the end of World War II, killing some 214,000 people.

From Barron's ● Apr. 23, 2026

Live performances rooted in the Black experience, and scripted by Strachan, take place among museum visitors, obliterating the divide between art and spectator.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2025

Jamaica's Oblique Seville claimed a stunning victory in the men's 100m, obliterating a line-up featuring Olympic champion Noah Lyles by finishing in 9.86 secs.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2025

The arrow hit the absolute center, obliterating the black dot.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas