Meaning & use
Annihilating
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Destroying something completely, or utterly.
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The army's forces were annihilating everything in their path.
The champion delivered an annihilating defeat to her opponent.
A note on using this word
From Latin 'nihil,' meaning nothing, reflecting the idea of reducing something to nothing.
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Another way to use it
2. adjective
Overwhelming or utterly devastating (adjective).
The team suffered an annihilating loss in the final round.
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