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effaced

verb

past tense of efface

as in erased

to destroy all traces of when the supply ship finally arrived, it discovered that virtually all evidence of the colony at Roanoke had been effaced

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Recent Examples of effaced Their displacement, whether to touristed shorelines, museums, or expositions, effaced much of their meaning. — Glenn Adamson, Artforum, 2 May 2026

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In the third inning, the Rockies erased Salvador Perez’s leadoff single as Massey grounded into a double play.

— Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
The boundary between indoor and outdoor living is nearly erased as floor-to-ceiling glass windows and walls are flung open to redefine the term cross-breeze.

— Catherine Dunwoody, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

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The scheduling of two executions – both via lethal injection – in one day comes as Florida has accelerated its pace of executions, even as other states have abolished or paused the practice.

— Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 26 July 2026
Under the 1866 treaty, the tribe abolished slavery and granted citizenship to the formerly enslaved.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026

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After the match, Brock Lesnar Oba Femi destroyed Brock Lesnar in their first encounter, which made an already rising Oba Femi into an overnight sensation.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Weeks later in Georgia, the Highway 82 Fire destroyed more than 120 homes – the most lost to a single fire since state records began in the 1950s – while blazes across the Southeast pushed smoke into communities that rarely see it.

— Martin Goillandeau, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026

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