as in destruction
the state or fact of being rendered nonexistent, physically unsound, or useless
the state's population of moose has been replenished, having once been hunted almost to extinction
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Recent Examples of extinction
The Smithsonian classified the bear as vulnerable to extinction with about 20,000 or fewer animals in the wild.
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Krystal Nurse, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
Overall, the new research found that more than 22% of native pollinators in North America are at an elevated risk of extinction.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
Explaining the taxonomic homogenization in the aftermath of the extinction, the model suggests that certain creatures — mainly mollusks — flourished thanks to the onset of warmer water temperatures.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 27 Mar. 2025
Two mountain lion cubs have been photographed in Michigan, a state where the big cats were hunted to near extinction and their young haven’t been seen in the wild in over 100 years.
—Rhiannon Saegert, Kansas City Star, 18 Mar. 2025
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Krystal Nurse, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
Overall, the new research found that more than 22% of native pollinators in North America are at an elevated risk of extinction.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
Explaining the taxonomic homogenization in the aftermath of the extinction, the model suggests that certain creatures — mainly mollusks — flourished thanks to the onset of warmer water temperatures.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 27 Mar. 2025
Two mountain lion cubs have been photographed in Michigan, a state where the big cats were hunted to near extinction and their young haven’t been seen in the wild in over 100 years.
—Rhiannon Saegert, Kansas City Star, 18 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extinction
Noun
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The path of destruction stretched about 11 miles in the city outside Tulsa, and radar indicated a possible tornado had formed, according to a statement from city government.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2025
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On March 28, an individual who had been missing since Helene's destruction was found and identified as 66-year-old Russell Wilber, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services confirmed on Wednesday.—
Megan Forrester,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The Artist Known as Muse is here to wreak some bloody havoc.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
21 Mar. 2025
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The outbreak is forecasted across the central Gulf Coast, Deep South and the Tennessee Valley with some tornadoes spanning long and possibly causing havoc, according to the National Weather Service.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA TODAY,
14 Mar. 2025
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Selena was taken to Corpus Christi Memorial Hospital, where she was later pronounced dead from blood loss and cardiac arrest.—
Kelsie Gibson,
People.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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The losses in the past two years will be more motivating for us.—
Gary Curreri,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Mar. 2025
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Parishioners are fighting its demolition 125-year-old CT church reportedly cracked by earthquake.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
27 Mar. 2025
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While there’s still inventive shrapnel worth excavating from the demolition zone, so much of modern phonk feels optimized to be indistinguishable so gymgoers and gamers can hit play and cede control, racking up streams endlessly.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Extinction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extinction. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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