wipe (away)

verb

Definition of wipe (away)next
as in to wear out

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wipe (away)
  1. wear out
  2. rub out
  3. reduce
  4. erase
Verb
  • Meanwhile, consumers are lured into buying more with products designed to wear out faster.
    Greg Petro, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
  • The Lancers offensive line continued to wear out the Scorpions defense as the game wore on.
    Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 30 Nov. 2024
Definition of wear out
Verb
  • Apply additional pressure while attempting to rub out these stains, but don't go crazy.
    Gia Yetikyel, Vogue, 31 Aug. 2024
  • Even so, the line about YB is specific enough to stay, since the suspects are accused of conspiring to rub out his killer, Cogan stated.
    John Annese, New York Daily News, 24 Mar. 2024
Definition of rub out
Verb
  • Surgery can benefit from real-time AI explanations and XR visualizations to reduce patient anxiety, while oncology can simplify complex treatment plans for better decision making.
    Alon Zuckerman, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Light pollution significantly reduces visibility of meteors.
    Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of reduce
Verb
  • One dud doesn’t erase the good performances Young has put on tape over the past month.
    Joseph Person, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
  • In August, the Taliban published vice laws that ban women’s voices and bare faces in public in an effort to completely erase Afghan women and girls from public life.
    Brian Cheng, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of erase
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