exterminate
verb (used with object)
to get rid of by destroying; destroy totally; extirpate.
exterminating
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present participleof exterminate.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Liias — who is a self-proclaimed pollinator champion — recently sponsored Senate Bill 5972 to restrict neonicotinoids, or a particularly harmful class of pesticides that kill indiscriminately, exterminating not only pests but also countless pollinators.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 23, 2024
But the city met stiff opposition to trapping or exterminating the rodents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2024
In some cases, the cost of exterminating the pests exceeds the value of the paintings.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2023
He cited a persistence instilled in him by his father, who ran an exterminating company and died last year, as a motivating factor.
From New York Times ● Aug. 7, 2022
During those four weeks in Carthage, McCandless worked hard, doing dirty, tedious jobs that nobody else wanted to tackle: mucking out warehouses, exterminating vermin, painting, scything weeds.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
