obliterate
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But as the years and resentments pile on, their cancerous brotherhood threatens to obliterate them both.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026
But now satellite images reveal that Iran is repairing the damage done, suggesting he didn’t obliterate the sites after all.
From Slate • Feb. 6, 2026
But the full force of energy bursting from Cyclops' visor should obliterate those cobwebs.
From BBC • Jan. 9, 2026
“You’ve got to sublimate yourself, your ego, and yes, your identity. You must stand in front of the public and God and obliterate yourself.”
From Salon • Mar. 12, 2025
The earth covered them almost entirely; grass and meadow flowers had sprung up to obliterate them further and make them part of the mountain itself.
From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander
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