exterminate
verb (used with object)
to get rid of by destroying; destroy totally; extirpate.
extermination
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a word derived from
exterminate.
Example Sentences
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In a speech that left some MPs visibly moved, 87-year-old Friedman recounted her experiences as a survivor of the Auschwitz extermination camp and appealed on those present to "use your power to fight".
From Barron's ● Jan. 28, 2026
“It was probably the best-known and most accomplished orchestra” among the extermination camps on Polish soil.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026
Instead of calling an extermination company, my landlord would just text me, claiming the next-door neighbors were dirty.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 11, 2025
In contrast, most units that underwent extermination were cleared of cockroaches and showed substantial reductions in both allergens and endotoxins.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2025
“Day after tomorrow, Saturday morning. The man in charge, a Doctor somebody, said they had some more checking to do in town tomorrow. They’re coming with an extermination truck—cyanide gas, I think.”
From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien
