wipe out

Example Sentences

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The asteroid which wiped out the dinosaurs on Earth was 100 million megatons and during the Sun's maximum activity cycle, he says, we could see CMEs with energy content equal to even more than that.

From BBC

“If you are betting — trading, whatever you want to call it — on a levered product and you get wiped out, make sure it’s not going to ruin your life,” Sohn said.

From MarketWatch

In the years after the Welsh government's takeover, passenger numbers grew to 1.7 million before Covid hit, "wiping out" the airport.

From BBC

The slide is bigger than anticipated and wipes out the bullwheel and lift shack on the High Campbell Chairlift.

From Seattle Times

Starlink has helped Ukrainian forces maintain communications and direct attacks even where digital infrastructure has been wiped out.

From New York Times