effacement

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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. Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Dec. 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 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 See All Example Sentences for effacement
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Noun
  • While mechanical removal methods exist, complete eradication is unlikely in the short term due to high costs and limited capacity, according to Cantillo.
    ABC News, ABC News, 12 May 2026
  • In 2013, the Gates Foundation committed $5 million to IPI to support polio eradication, and Epstein himself emailed Nikolic the wiring instructions for the money.
    Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 9 May 2026
Noun
  • Marcy will direct deal sourcing, evaluation, execution and portfolio management, alongside Weatherford.
    Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 22 May 2026
  • Industry partnerships drive execution.
    Shelli Brunswick, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Noun
  • This test will also be suborbital and is aimed at showing the new hardware works as expected; most previous Starship tests have ended in an explosion or with the disintegration of the rocket, although the most recent two tests were successful.
    Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 19 May 2026
  • He was portrayed as driving a wedge between Montag and her roommate, Lauren Conrad, leading to the disintegration of their friendship.
    Jonathan J. Cooper, Fortune, 13 May 2026
Noun
  • Ruthless business practices in its early days made Standard Oil the target of a famous antitrust campaign that would eventually lead to its dismantlement.
    Alex Kuffner, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Continue reading … POLITICS ATOMIC STANDOFF — Iran signals nuclear progress in Geneva as Trump calls for full dismantlement.
    , FOXNews.com, 18 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The deadliest so far was the mass slaughter at a Hanukkah party on Sydney’s Bondi Beach in December, but perhaps only luck and good police work have prevented an even worse atrocity on American soil.
    David Frum, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026
  • Yolande Mukakasana, a genocide survivor and writer who lost her entire family in the genocide, told The Associated Press when the trial opened that the case had come too late for many survivors who have died since the slaughter.
    ABC News, ABC News, 16 May 2026
Noun
  • The detentions come after a handful of other arrests months earlier, but Fúnez has long been pinpointed by local environmental and religious leaders as the man who spearheaded the assassination.
    Marlon González, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
  • Mangione faces state and federal charges in his alleged assassination of Thompson, and his federal trial is scheduled to begin in October.
    Adam Sabes , Maria Paronich, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2026
Noun
  • This article includes graphic and disturbing accounts from the October 7 massacre in Israel.
    Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026
  • But 2026 has marked a new nadir for one of the world’s oldest civilizations, with the government’s massacre of anti-regime protestors in January and widespread destruction from the United States’ and Israel’s intermittent war.
    Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 13 May 2026
Noun
  • Cynteria’s killing — and the girl’s history of abuse — changed how child welfare workers track runaway children.
    Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 18 May 2026
  • He was arrested in May 2024 and was later charged with Vesey’s killing while behind bars, with investigators revealing she had been murdered inside her apartment the day after her 21st birthday on July 12, 1980, officials said.
    Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2026

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“Effacement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/effacement. Accessed 23 May. 2026.

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