obliterative
Americanadjective
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causing the obliteration of someone or something; destructive or ruinous.
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Medicine/Medical. characterized by the complete closure or collapse of one or more tubular passages, such as the bronchioles or a blood vessel.
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tending to conceal, camouflage, or make less noticeable.
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That deliberate, obliterative act is representative of how the wolf as symbol occupies much more territory in the human head than it does in the narrow bands of space it wanders on the continent.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 28, 2023
When I was 47, I was diagnosed with obliterative bronchiolitis.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 22, 2023
Precisely because it is insoluble, the issue has an obliterative quality, scorching everything around it.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 22, 2020
We do not expect this shock to be obliterative, dislocating to both body and mind.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 8, 2016
Being around children had a wonderful obliterative effect, wiping out school stress, forcing me out of my head and into the moment.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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