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

Rat eradication campaigns followed around the world, drastically slowing the spread of plague, Wagner says.

— Faye Flam, Scientific American, 27 Oct. 2026
Better monitoring tools can help farmers identify disease threats earlier and avoid expensive eradication campaigns.

— Robert Kelly, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of eradication

Noun

Sarah Kimani, Amnesty International’s media manager, told the AP in a January interview that the organization’s research documents summary executions, torture, abductions and rape by both government forces and the OLA.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026
The idea matters, but anyone can have an idea; what matters most is the execution of that idea.

— Miles Socha, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of execution

Noun

Banquo doesn’t have to do or say a thing to trigger Macbeth’s disintegration.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Oct. 2026
Conversely, modern concrete is subject to irreversible decay, a form of disintegration owing to its formation as a composite of cement and aggregate materials, such as gravel and sand.

— Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of disintegration

Noun

But Professor Kittrie, who is also a senior fellow at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies in Washington, says the dismantlement campaign has little chance of succeeding.

— Howard LaFranchi, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Sep. 2026
The facility is in the midst of an eight-year dismantlement project.

— Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of dismantlement

Noun

By the time security forces regained control, entire communities had been devastated by the worst slaughter of Jews since the Holocaust.

— Eric Cortellessa, Time, 25 Oct. 2026
By the third episode, murderous Jason begins to more prominently feature in episodes, and the gory deaths begin, as a swarm of innocent hippies ignore warnings and are drawn into the camp, like lambs to the slaughter.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of slaughter

Noun

Guichard Doré, a former adviser to President Jovenel Moïse, whose assassination in 2021 set off the current gang crisis, said Haitians are reaching a breaking point.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026
Children may wonder how America came to include millions who cheer, say, the assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

— Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of assassination

Noun

The massacre led Connecticut to ban such rifles in 2013 — the same law now before the Supreme Court.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026
His questions about Ultron’s Sokovia massacre seem like an excellent chance to fill in Age of Ultron’s plot holes, but Ultron’s answers are snarky, not satisfying.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of massacre

Noun

Manzo’s brother, a member of Morena in the state government now at odds with Quiroz, has accused her of defending some of those detained after the killing.

— Megan Janetsky, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
The most famous killing up to that point — of Janet Leigh in Psycho — showed nothing more than a modest pool of black-and-white blood draining in a bathtub.

— Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026

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