EFFACEMENT Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

effacement

noun

Definition of effacement

as in eradication

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Recent Examples of effacement One of the reasons Boseman was such a marvelous actor was his genius for self-effacement, his ability to hold the spotlight without dominating it. — Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2022 For the aging athlete to continue grinding away, even as their physical prowess begins to fail them, is in some ways a noble act of self-effacement, an abandonment of personal vanity, a repayment of the karmic debt of their natural abilities. — Elizabeth Nelson, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2022 Such self-effacement is another reason why Britt has struck a chord with so many of his professional collaborators and students. — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2022 Harris’s insistence on self-effacement and close attention to Black social relations is what makes her commentary effective. — Ismail Muhammad, New York Times, 13 Oct. 2022 See All Example Sentences for effacement

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Noun

The state agency prohibits keeping the South American species without a special permit for educational, research or eradication purposes, with limited exceptions for pet owners.

— Rylan DiGiacomo-Rapp, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 July 2026
This might disturb the moths, which dislike light and movement, and help begin eradication measures.

— Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 July 2026

Definition of eradication

Noun

The hearings often result in displays of key evidence, including crime scene photos and items recovered after the execution of search warrants.

— Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026
Adobe was cut to sell from hold, citing execution risk from leadership and business model transitions.

— Jim Cramer, CNBC, 21 July 2026

Definition of execution

Noun

This suggests that tissue disintegration may be a species-specific structural response to high-energy impacts.

— Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 23 July 2026
These now were Catalonian sandals, once tan, their heels worn in and worn down, their soles in the process of disintegration.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 July 2026

Definition of disintegration

Noun

The framework — contra the MOU — requires the dismantlement of Hezbollah’s military infrastructure.

— Ron Kampeas, The Washington Examiner, 25 July 2026
Its dismantlement, Drazin believed, would allow Monmouth to offer a Vegas-like experience in New Jersey.

— Rebecca Egan McCarthy, New Yorker, 21 July 2026

Definition of dismantlement

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When poultry get infected, there is a near-zero chance of survival, so governments across the world have embarked on mass slaughter campaigns in infected farms to slow the spread.

— Todd Symons, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
Bison slaughter was a form of biocide in service of genocide, although neither ultimately achieved its aims.

— Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 20 July 2026

Definition of slaughter

Noun

This was the rescheduled dinner after April’s event was stopped by an apparent assassination attempt on the president, as a gunman breached security and the sounds of gunfire sent the thousands of attendees at the Washington Hilton to the floor.

— Ted Johnson, Deadline, 25 July 2026
The annual event ended abruptly in April when a gunman rushed security in an assassination attempt against the president.

— Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 25 July 2026

Definition of assassination

Noun

Investigators found a shrine in Colt Gray's bedroom to Nikolas Cruz, the shooter in the 2018 massacre at Florida’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, prosecutors said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 July 2026
The arrival of these trains and news of communal massacres in places such as Calcutta (now Kolkata) and Bihar erode the village’s sense of security, despite the inhabitants having lived in harmony for years prior.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026

Definition of massacre

Noun

On May 31, 2022, the Fort Worth Police Department arrested Ponce in the killing.

— Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 July 2026
The police suspect Juggut Singh, a Sikh peasant with a criminal record who, on the night of the killing, was secretly meeting Nooran, the daughter of a Muslim priest and weaver.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026

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