2
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2
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2
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2
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2
stamp out(verb, expression, eliminate, annihilate, extinguish)
2
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2
tear out
2
trail(verb, determine, follow, discover, find)
2
withdraw(verb, separate, obtain, unearth, extricate)
2
worm out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, determine, follow)
2
wrest(verb, separate, obtain, unearth, extricate)
1
KO(verb, destroy, obscure, kill, eliminate)
1
X-out(verb, destroy, obscure, kill, eliminate)
1
abrogate(verb, destroy, crush, demolish, eradicate)
1
abscind
1
abstract
1
amputate
1
annul(verb, destroy, crush, demolish, eradicate)
1
ascertain
1
ax(verb, destroy, obscure, kill, eliminate)
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