Both Uses of
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in
Far from the Madding Crowd
- He followed him again with a last resolve, annihilating return.†
Chpt 13-15 *
- He would annihilate the six years of his life as if they were minutes—so little did he value his time on earth beside her love.†
Chpt 49-51
Definition:
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(annihilate) to completely destroy or defeat