Eliminate
Both words in one sentence
- In this episode, he has to make a similar choice, with the opportunity to press a button and produce an energy wave that will eliminate the new Dalek fleet, while also destroying all life on earth.
Source: My Greatest Second Chance -
Phantasy Star IV is an example of the aforementioned Hand Wave, where Chaz and Alys are hunters whose job it is to eliminate dangerous monsters.
Source: Money Spider - During the early issues of The Defenders (Marvel Comics, we're going off the original series here), the writers had trouble coming up with halfway decent reasons why Doctor Strange couldn't just wave his hand and eliminate the problem in one page.
Source: Deus Exit Machina
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Wave and Eliminate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/eliminate/wave
Eliminate & Wave. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/eliminate/wave>.
Wave or Eliminate. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/eliminate/wave.
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