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 figurativelyYou cannot simply wipe away the history of this country.
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As Ben Mogen spoke, deputy attorneys general Madison Allen and Jeff Nye wiped away tears.
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Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 23 July 2025
In the gallery near the defense table, his father wiped away tears and asked a bailiff for water.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 16 July 2025
Superman monologuing his love for the dog that has given him so much trouble and ruined so much furniture wipes away over 50 years of concern about Krypto and his spot in the DC universe as Superman’s pal.
—Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 11 July 2025
At the chapel’s exit, an elderly woman wiped away tears.
—Jack Lang, New York Times, 6 July 2025
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Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 23 July 2025
In the gallery near the defense table, his father wiped away tears and asked a bailiff for water.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 16 July 2025
Superman monologuing his love for the dog that has given him so much trouble and ruined so much furniture wipes away over 50 years of concern about Krypto and his spot in the DC universe as Superman’s pal.
—Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 11 July 2025
At the chapel’s exit, an elderly woman wiped away tears.
—Jack Lang, New York Times, 6 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for wipe away
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“Wipe away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wipe%20away. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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