eradication
noun
the complete removal, destruction, or erasure of something.
eradications
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pluralof eradication.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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There have been successful local disease eradications, but they often came at a price.
From Nature ● Oct. 14, 2019
If eradications in general are hard, eradications on inhabited islands are really hard.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 1, 2017
Such eradications require almost military-scale logistics and precision, which is why Campbell has been desperately seeking an alternative to the blunt-force tools of current techniques.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 1, 2017
And whereas most rat eradications so far have targeted remote, uninhabited islands, the Galapagos is home to some 30,000 people and receives around 180,000 visitors each year.
From Nature ● May 15, 2013
History proves that persecution never triumphs in its attempted eradications.
From Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce by E. R. Billings
