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
Shortly after his appointment, the trustee filed to have his 1995 felony robbery conviction and his 1989 felony charge of manufacturing/delivering between 10 and 30 grams of cocaine sealed or expunged by Cook County.
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Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 22 Nov. 2024
That could suggest the records have been expunged, an option available to subjects of lower-level charges when their case is resolved.
—Silas Morgan, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2024
Have you been arrested, charged, or convicted of a crime, had an adjudication withheld or had a matter sealed or expunged?
—Robin Bartleman, Sun Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2024
Zoom in: Community organizations, service providers and employers will be on hand to assist attendees with issues like restoring their civil rights, finding housing and jobs, dealing with outstanding warrants, expunging marijuana convictions and dealing with other criminal record issues.
—Jeremy Duda, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
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Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 22 Nov. 2024
That could suggest the records have been expunged, an option available to subjects of lower-level charges when their case is resolved.
—Silas Morgan, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2024
Have you been arrested, charged, or convicted of a crime, had an adjudication withheld or had a matter sealed or expunged?
—Robin Bartleman, Sun Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2024
Zoom in: Community organizations, service providers and employers will be on hand to assist attendees with issues like restoring their civil rights, finding housing and jobs, dealing with outstanding warrants, expunging marijuana convictions and dealing with other criminal record issues.
—Jeremy Duda, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expunge
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One dud doesn’t erase the good performances Young has put on tape over the past month.Joseph Person, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
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All 39 who were pardoned, including Good Nelson, will have their convictions erased from their records.Ryan Murphy, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Dec. 2024
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On this day in 1979: Scientists declared that smallpox had been eradicated about a dozen years after the World Health Organization intensified its vaccination push and prior requirements in many countries in the Americas and Europe.Mark Jones, The Arizona Republic, 9 Dec. 2024
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In the 1950s, an ambitious international campaign was launched to eradicate the insect in the north and center of the continent.Geraldine Castro, WIRED, 4 Dec. 2024
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Kash Patel vows to abolish the ‘deep state’; Trump’s FBI pick thrills MAGA base Robby Soave and Steven Olikara weigh in on Donald Trump’s nominee to spearhead the FBI, Kash Patel.The Hill, The Hill, 2 Dec. 2024
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Rankin believed that without a widespread moral awakening, the prospect was slim that slavery could be abolished.TIME, TIME, 2 Dec. 2024
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Al Shahabi also asked on Facebook where the recordings of surveillance cameras at regime security branches had gone, why some documents had been destroyed and why human rights groups had not done more to protect records.Raja Razek, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
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Shacks and buildings were left completely destroyed when the cyclone struck the nation hampered by poverty.Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Expunge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expunge. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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