wipe away

phrasal verb

wiped away; wiping away; wipes away

: to remove (something) by rubbing

Wipe away grease with our all-purpose cleaner.

He wiped her tears away.

—often used figuratively

You cannot simply wipe away the history of this country.

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And a couple’s $92,000 medical debt is wiped away after a NBC News report. —

Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 13 Dec. 2024 Centuries of grime has been wiped away to reveal an immaculate but aesthetically dissonant house of worship: a Gothic church that glistens. —

Joshua Berlinger, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024 None of Gaetz’s actions — resigning his seat, abandoning the new session or withdrawing from consideration as AG — can wipe away what is written in the report, so publish it. —

New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 7 Dec. 2024 Taylor Swift wipes away tears as number of Eras Tour shows left dwindles. —

Bryan West, The Tennessean, 28 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for wipe away