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How to pronounce obliteration in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms annihilation
Type of devastation, destruction
Has types atomisation, atomization, pulverization, vaporisation, vaporization, pulverisation
Derivation obliterate
Type Words
Synonyms eradication
Type of destruction, demolition, wipeout
Derivation obliterate

Examples of obliteration

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Sadly, this turns into a different kind of eclipse, an obliteration of a village.
From the buffalonews.com
In Japan the obliteration of Hiroshima did not at first yield conclusive results.
From the time.com
Often it is far from the pseudo passion of 9.5 weeks but a personal obliteration.
From the guardian.co.uk
So how does that square with the obliteration of school sports funding in England?
From the telegraph.co.uk
We will not see their obliteration from Earth for another 1000 years, however.
From the newscientist.com
Infomancy, your edit was a complete obliteration of previous user's contributions.
From the en.wikipedia.org
It is not so much an infringement of freedom, as the obliteration of freedom.
From the theatlantic.com
Or, indeed, the obliteration endured at Napoli under Di Matteo's predecessor.
From the guardian.co.uk
They believe that they have to prevent the obliteration of organic life by synthetics.
From the forbes.com
More examples
  • Annihilation: destruction by annihilating something
  • Eradication: the complete destruction of every trace of something
  • (obliterate) kill: mark for deletion, rub off, or erase; "kill these lines in the President's speech"
  • (obliterate) obscure: make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing; "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat"
  • (obliterate) remove completely from recognition or memory; "efface the memory of the time in the camps"
  • (obliterate) do away with completely, without leaving a trace
  • (obliterated) blotted out: reduced to nothingness
  • Obliterate is a grindcore band from Kou0161ice. Founded in 1992, as one of the first band of this genre in Slovakia
  • (obliterate) To remove completely, leaving no trace; to wipe out; to destroy