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
By the end of 2022 Ferrari’s felony record was legally expunged.
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Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
These bills aren’t some bizarre push to allow prisoners to refuse to do any chores but an effort to finally expunge the last vestiges of de jure involuntary servitude and slavery from our system.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2024
Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and his top military leaders are also determined to make Israel pay for Mr. Haniyeh’s death, and to expunge the political humiliation of failing to keep him safe during a major state occasion in Tehran.
—Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Aug. 2024
That phrase, along with many others, has now been expunged.
—Sue Mi Terry, Foreign Affairs, 16 May 2024
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Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
These bills aren’t some bizarre push to allow prisoners to refuse to do any chores but an effort to finally expunge the last vestiges of de jure involuntary servitude and slavery from our system.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2024
Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and his top military leaders are also determined to make Israel pay for Mr. Haniyeh’s death, and to expunge the political humiliation of failing to keep him safe during a major state occasion in Tehran.
—Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Aug. 2024
That phrase, along with many others, has now been expunged.
—Sue Mi Terry, Foreign Affairs, 16 May 2024
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Harris erased Trump’s lead over Biden since announcing her candidacy on July 21, though her edge has decreased over the past two months, peaking at 3.7 points in late August, according to FiveThirtyEight’s weighted polling average.Sara Dorn, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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But the therapy cannot erase the genetic predisposition many patients have for the disease, says Donald Thomas, a rheumatologist in Maryland.Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2024
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Five came from teams that posted losing records, leading to bad tendencies that need to be eradicated as quickly as possible.Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
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She's violated her oath, eradicated our sovereign border, and unleashed an army of gangs and criminal migrants from prisons and jails.NBC News, NBC News, 3 Nov. 2024
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States like Alaska, Maryland, New Hampshire, and Vermont have already abolished Section 14(c), proving that a fair and equitable labor market for Disabled workers is possible.Keely Cat-Wells, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) abolished term limits for its top executives.Samindra Kunti, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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Approximately 40 firefighters responded to the blaze, which was first reported at 11:43 a.m., destroyed one building, damaged at least three others, and downed utility wires along 17th Street.Ryan Macasero, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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The fire destroyed an apartment building near Ammons Street and West 12th Avenue, killing two cats and displacing four people, according to West Metro Fire Rescue.Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 8 Nov. 2024
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“Expunge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expunge. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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