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
  • The success of this eradication program does not happen without the people on the ground.
    Michal Ruprecht, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
  • However, in the 1950s, eradication efforts using sterile male flies and livestock monitoring began to push the fly population southward.
    Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 24 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Raytheon’s Advanced Technology team provided crucial technical expertise and oversight throughout the development, design, and execution phases of the test activities conducted by Anduril, according to the companies.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 12 Oct. 2025
  • That means explaining, with specificity, how working from home enables better focus, faster execution, or higher-quality output—and how these benefits help the team or organization perform better overall.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Losing sight of this has meant that faculty haven’t been using all of the tools at their disposal to fight the disintegration of tenure-stream employment.
    Time, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
  • For director and co-writer Justin Tipping, the key to expressing Cameron’s mental and physical disintegration was finding a visual language that combined two very different worlds.
    Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 22 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Major decommissioning and dismantlement started in 2022.
    Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Nevertheless, cybercrime should be reported to the FBI for intelligence gathering and to support efforts to disrupt ongoing operations, which can result in website takedowns, disruptions and dismantlement.
    Austin Berglas, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This precludes it from accommodating thousands of visitors eager to witness simulated slaughter.
    Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
  • On October 7, 2023, as a terrorist army invaded Israel intending to commit genocide against the Jewish people, many world leaders rightly condemned Hamas’ murder, rape, and slaughter of Israelis and foreign nationals.
    Ofir Akunis, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Abroad, the leadership was fragile long before a recent assassination attempt on its leaders in Doha, in September.
    Mohammed R. Mhawish, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Foreigners who celebrate the assassination of an American have no business being in America.
    Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Cell tower data placed his phone inside Israel near Kibbutz Kfar Aza, one of the sites where Hamas and its supporters carried out a brutal massacre.
    Greg Norman , Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Bondi established the task force in February to spearhead the DOJ’s investigations into the perpetrators of the massacre.
    Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Bilodeau was 23 at the time of Theresa’s killing and lived with his grandparents about one mile from where the girl lived and worked.
    Lauren del Valle, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The issue boiled over last month after the high-profile killing of 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska on a Charlotte light rail prompted state leaders to investigate the city’s transit security and spending.
    Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2025

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“Effacement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/effacement. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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