obliteration

[US]/ə,blitə'reiʃən/
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Translation

n. removal or erasure; complete destruction; blocking.

Example Sentences

The patient was treated by tumor extirpation through osteoplastic approach to the frontal sinus and fat obliteration with a good result.

The city faced complete obliteration after the devastating earthquake.

The bomb caused widespread obliteration of buildings in the area.

The hurricane left a path of obliteration in its wake.

The war resulted in the obliteration of entire villages.

The virus spread rapidly, causing the obliteration of many families.

The tornado's powerful winds led to the obliteration of the small town.

The dictator's regime sought the obliteration of all opposition.

The volcanic eruption resulted in the obliteration of the surrounding landscape.

The company faced financial obliteration due to poor management.

The artist's painting depicted the obliteration of a once-thriving city.

Real-world Examples

Slavery is wrong because it's an obliteration of another soul.

Source: TED Talks (Video Edition) June 2019 Collection

There had been no obliteration, because there had been no tending.

Source: Returning Home

But since the city’s total obliteration, its people have united in a single prayer that transcends religion.

Source: Cloud Travel Handbook

Fear is the little death that brings total obliteration.

Source: "Dune" audiobook

" The obliteration of national variety, " said I.

Source: News from Wuyou Township (Part 1)

The language of the Great Convention is clear enough: 'Use of atomics against humans shall be cause for planetary obliteration.

Source: "Dune" audiobook

For the first time in The Infographics Show's history, we're going to advocate for peace- or at least not for outright obliteration.

Source: Defeating the movie moguls

History down for the count, then. Next stop for obliteration, beauty, the classical ideal of art itself made visible in the luscious form of the female nude.

Source: The Power of Art - Pablo Picasso

I’m using the techniques of hyperbole, in the case of obliteration, and metaphor, in the case of my broken heart, to try to describe the things that are happening inside of me.

Source: 2017 Hot Selected Compilation

But whether or not Henry Morgan was actually responsible for its obliteration is still a matter of debate, as some sources claimed that it was the Spanish general who ordered its destruction.

Source: Biography of Famous Historical Figures

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