as in to erase
to destroy all traces of
time and the weather have expunged any evidence that a thriving community once existed here
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Recent Examples of expunge
The tower was charged with larceny and participated in a diversion program, after which his record was expunged.
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Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 8 Apr. 2025
Their efforts led federal courts to affirm the very rights termination had sought to expunge.
—Alyssa Kreikemeier, The Conversation, 28 Mar. 2025
But the Education Department is unusual in that the cuts come while the president openly calls for expunging it completely.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 12 Mar. 2025
My naivety was expunged in my first few weeks on the job post-graduation.
—Abubakar Adam Ibrahim, The Dial, 4 Mar. 2025
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Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 8 Apr. 2025
Their efforts led federal courts to affirm the very rights termination had sought to expunge.
—Alyssa Kreikemeier, The Conversation, 28 Mar. 2025
But the Education Department is unusual in that the cuts come while the president openly calls for expunging it completely.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 12 Mar. 2025
My naivety was expunged in my first few weeks on the job post-graduation.
—Abubakar Adam Ibrahim, The Dial, 4 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expunge
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Right behind was Rory McIlroy, who tried to erase from his memory that sloppy finish in the first round and roared into contention to put the career Grand Slam back into view.—
Doug Ferguson,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Apr. 2025
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In China, a wide swath of suppliers are likely to see their already narrow margins completely erased, with a new wave of efforts to establish factories in other countries set to begin.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
10 Apr. 2025
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What to know to recognize the symptoms How to get rid of acid reflux In most cases, acid reflux can actually be eradicated for good.—
Hannah Yasharoff,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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Ease of use The goal of a fruit fly trap is to easily and quickly eradicate your population of fruit flies.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
18 Apr. 2025
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France belatedly abolished slavery in 1848 in its remaining colonies of Martinique, Guadeloupe, Réunion and French Guyana, which are still territories of France today.—
Marlene L. Daut,
The Conversation,
16 Apr. 2025
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The Legislature eliminated parole for nearly everyone imprisoned for crimes committed after Aug. 1, making Louisiana the 17th state in a half-century to abolish parole altogether and the first in 24 years to do so.—
Richard A. Webster,
ProPublica,
10 Apr. 2025
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Meanwhile, over 100 government offices and other structures have been forced to shut their doors, relocate or have been destroyed.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
25 Mar. 2025
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Worthy sues ex-fiancée Chiefs wide receiver Xavier Worthy accused his ex-fiancee of theft and extortion in a lawsuit, obtained by The Athletic yesterday, which alleges that Tia Jones stole and destroyed money and personal property belonging to Worthy.—
Chris Branch,
The Athletic,
25 Mar. 2025
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“Expunge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expunge. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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