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Eradication

/ɪˌrædəˈkeɪʃən/
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(noun) The act of plucking up by the roots; an uprooting or rooting out; extirpation; utter destruction.

The eradication of the disease was successful.
Eradication efforts were ongoing worldwide.
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The total ____ of the pest from the farm required several months of treatment.

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