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annihilated

  • past participle
    of annihilate.
    annihilate
    verb (used with object)
    to reduce to utter ruin or nonexistence; destroy utterly.
  • past tense form
    of annihilate.
    annihilate
    verb (used with object)
    to reduce to utter ruin or nonexistence; destroy utterly.

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Those two forms of matter should then have annihilated one another, leaving behind energy rather than the matter-filled universe we see today.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026

"We have a sandbox he loves, and it's really hard to enjoy the space because we just get annihilated with mosquito bites," she said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026

That this curiosity translates to cold, hard cash is fantastic news in the streaming era, when Netflix, Hulu and the like have all but annihilated the theatrical mid-budget film.

From Salon ● Mar. 19, 2026

He annihilated the Carthaginians and Numidians standing in his way, which forced Hannibal to retreat from southern Italy to fight what each man hoped would be “a final battle” at Zama.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 16, 2025

So most of the electrons and antielectrons would have annihilated with each other to produce more photons, leaving only a few electrons left over.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking