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oblivion
oblivion \uh-BLIV-ee-un\
noun
Oblivion can refer to the state of something that is not remembered or thought about any more, or to the state of being unconscious or unaware. It also sometimes refers to the state of being destroyed.
// After so many days of exhaustingly difficult work, he longed for the
oblivion of sleep.
// The sandcastles of summer had long since been swept into
oblivion by the ocean waves.
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Examples:
“... automobiles with manual transmission appear to be on a road to
oblivion as technology transforms cars into computers on wheels.” — Michael Diedtke,
The Columbian (Vancouver, Washington), 3 Jan. 2026
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