1
as in to eradicate
to destroy all traces of
a decisive act that liquidated all doubts and fears about his governing abilities
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2
as in to assassinate
to put to death deliberately
his first act as absolute ruler was to liquidate his opponents
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Recent Examples of liquidate
With each incident, the woman liquidated her investments, then wired money to Cohen-Roth, thinking her money was being invested, prosecutors said.
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Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 13 May 2025
Federal prosecutors said Pratt liquidated his assets, fled the U.S. and lived as an international fugitive for more than three years before his arrest in Spain in December 2022.
—Lucia I Suarez Sang, CBS News, 6 June 2025
Others may be returned to seller partners, donated or liquidated.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 5 June 2025
Prosecutors said Pratt liquidated his assets in 2019 and fled the U.S.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2025
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Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 13 May 2025
Federal prosecutors said Pratt liquidated his assets, fled the U.S. and lived as an international fugitive for more than three years before his arrest in Spain in December 2022.
—Lucia I Suarez Sang, CBS News, 6 June 2025
Others may be returned to seller partners, donated or liquidated.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 5 June 2025
Prosecutors said Pratt liquidated his assets in 2019 and fled the U.S.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for liquidate
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The fest was especially significant this year — the 50th anniversary of resettlement in the U.S. by refugees emanating from the Vietnam War, the Secret War in Laos and the Khmer Rouge genocide in Cambodia that attempted to eradicate artists, intellectuals and cultural bearers from society.—
Jia H. Jung,
Mercury News,
11 July 2025
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Measles was eradicated in the United States 25 years ago.—
Taylor Wilson,
USA Today,
10 July 2025
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Israel has also assassinated much of the terror organization’s top leadership.—
Oren Liebermann,
CNN Money,
12 July 2025
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The judge presiding over the case of Ryan Routh, the man accused of attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump, has released a letter that the suspect sent to the court.—
Peter Aitken
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 July 2025
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Every investment in children’s mental health pays extraordinary dividends — in stronger families, more successful schools, and a healthier community.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
8 July 2025
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That payment was bumped to $2 million when Blitzer took over; NWSL prices were already on the rise, and that was in line with what Angel City and the San Diego Wave paid when they were awarded teams in 2020 and 2021.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
8 July 2025
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Kurt's key takeaways The AI tattoo machine isn't here to erase tradition.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
14 July 2025
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And the push to exclude non-citizens from the next count is unconstitutional, deeply un-American and designed to erase entire communities.—
Genesis Robinson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 July 2025
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Some detainees were eventually released; some were murdered in prison; still others were drugged and flung from planes into the Río de la Plata or the South Atlantic Ocean.—
Julia M. Klein,
The Atlantic,
11 July 2025
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Obviously, Tiff is grieving Rob, the father of her child who was murdered at the end of last season.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
11 July 2025
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But if a real estate investment isn’t in the cards at the moment, settle for the next best thing by renting one of the many villas currently listed on Airbnb.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
14 July 2025
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Gary, though, did have one last piece of business to settle — with Ballard herself, stalking her in the dark of the cold case unit’s basement HQ.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
14 July 2025
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While Minnesota abolished the death penalty over a century ago, the federal murder charges carry a maximum penalty of capital punishment.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
9 July 2025
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Minnesota abolished its state death penalty in 1911.—
Steve Karnowski,
Los Angeles Times,
8 July 2025
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Now, Trump and his education secretary, Linda McMahon, are free to execute the layoffs and break up the department’s work among other federal agencies.—
Collin Binkley,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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The procedural process on the Senate floor is also complicated with limited time to execute.—
Allison Pecorin,
ABC News,
14 July 2025
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“Liquidate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liquidate. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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