obliterate
verb (used with object)
to remove or destroy all traces of; do away with; destroy completely.
was obliterating
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past progressiveof obliterate.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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And they worried that this call for hyper-vigilance was obliterating legitimate questions about how the system could be used to promote vigilante behavior or spy on neighbors and passersby.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 22, 2021
It was superb maternal jujitsu: paying lip service to relating to her daughter’s experience when in fact she was obliterating it, draining it of all meaning, blotting it out.
From Slate ● Apr. 8, 2020
Sunday morning in Washington, Mr. Obama's aides reviewed satellite images that officials said showed how continued shelling was obliterating evidence of chemical-weapon use, officials said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2013
We could use a little better explanation of why Ravens Coach John Harbaugh wasted a nifty little fake field goal when his team was obliterating the Raiders.
From New York Times ● Nov. 12, 2012
It was obliterating one by one every star of hope and promise.
From The Squire's Daughter by Silas K(itto) Hocking
