obliterated
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"The jet was completely obliterated, and further searches are ongoing."
From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026
Iran, he said, had been completely obliterated, yet it clearly hasn’t.
From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026
A hundred years of perky boosterism were being obliterated by smog.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
In written remarks prepared for the hearing, Gabbard had asserted those attacks "obliterated" Iran's nuclear enrichment programme, and Iran had made "no efforts" to rebuild it.
From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026
Mr. Flux pressed the shutter button, and a sun-bright flash obliterated shadows for a microsecond.
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
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