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Recent Examples of effacement
Hoss runs the gamut of emotions, from love and vulnerability through anger and grief, to a steely resolve that belies the superficial self-effacement.
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Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Dec. 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
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
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
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Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Dec. 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
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
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for effacement
Noun
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This execution and much of the rest of Materialists is disappointing, with the memory of the very high highs of Song's previous feature, Past Lives, doing it no favors.—
Aisha Harris,
NPR,
21 June 2025
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The logic was sound: own the infrastructure, capture margin, and secure Western chip sovereignty, but execution has been, at best, uneven.—
Jim Osman,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
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The following week, Musk’s cushy relationship with the Trump administration suffered a similar disintegration.—
Guthrie Scrimgeour,
Rolling Stone,
17 June 2025
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As the flag vanished, only stars and ash remained—an image of disintegration, or perhaps transformation.—
Nel-Olivia Waga,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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Third, in the face of such facts, a deportation of Afghans back to Afghanistan would be nothing short of a slaughter.—
David Peduto,
Baltimore Sun,
11 June 2025
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His cases there included the successful prosecution — in a 25-month trial — of a Croatian general who ordered the slaughter of Muslim noncombatants.—
Dan Sullivan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 May 2025
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The anonymous pizza deliveries reportedly began shortly before the assassination of Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark, but continued as authorities conducted a manhunt for the assassin.—
Jackson Walker,
Baltimore Sun,
19 June 2025
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Iran ordered an assassination attempt against Trump and tried to kill an Iranian-American journalist living in Brooklyn.—
Brian Bennett,
Time,
19 June 2025
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Nearly 600 days after he was abducted by Hamas during the October 7 massacre, Edan Alexander returned home to New Jersey on Thursday to a deeply emotional homecoming.—
Efrat Lachter , Nate Foy , Julia Johnson,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2025
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The church's pastor, Clementa Pinckney, was one of the people killed in the massacre.—
Mark Strassmann,
CBS News,
17 June 2025
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In February, Mexico sent 29 cartel figures — including drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero, who was behind the killing of a U.S. DEA agent in 1985 — to the U.S. for prosecution.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
20 June 2025
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He was convicted on similar charges, and also in the killing of his former wife, and sentenced to death.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
19 June 2025
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The only way to escape is the immediate dissolution of this system and initiate a people’s responsive and democratic government.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
18 June 2025
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But whatever the reasons for the dissolution, the friendship was rooted in a real bond.—
Eddie Mouradian,
Vulture,
11 June 2025
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“Effacement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/effacement. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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