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 rollback of paraquat is the first significant pesticide eradication effort in California since around 2019.

— Lizzie Kane, Sacbee.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Amid a decades-long eradication effort, the fly’s populations were wiped out from the US, Mexico, and Central America.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of eradication

Noun

Arcade wants the request path at execution time, which is the only position from which a security team can answer which agent did what, against which system, on whose behalf.

— Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
The execution was ultimately called off and Carruthers was given a one-year reprieve.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of execution

Noun

Marvel’s most ambitious crossover event and most ambitious disintegration of said crossover event, Infinity War delivers in both devastating and groundbreaking fashion.

— EW Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026
His employer, the Seattle Mariners, was dealing with financial uncertainty following the disintegration of their regional sports network.

— Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 31 July 2026

Definition of disintegration

Noun

The facility is in the midst of an eight-year dismantlement project.

— Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
Under such an approach, negotiations would focus first on halting the production and advancement of nuclear weapons, rather than demanding the dismantlement of North Korea's existing arsenal at the outset.

— Se Eun Gong, NPR, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of dismantlement

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Or an announcement that wildlife officials are planning a statewide slaughter of black bears.

— Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2026
Reynolds also described unsanitary conditions due to the slaughter area being outdoors with dirt and gravel.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026

Definition of slaughter

Noun

Alicent, not at all her friend in the book, is chained up and not sent off on some silly assassination attempt to kill her son, Aemond.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Restrictions have extended outside the classroom, with some teachers being fired or punished for criticizing conservative activist Charlie Kirk after his assassination.

— Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of assassination

Noun

In 2022, 36 people were killed, 24 of them children, in a massacre at a childcare center in the northeast, believed to be the country’s deadliest incident of its kind.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
In 2022, an ex-policeman armed with a gun and knife stormed into a nursery in the country's north and murdered 24 children and 12 adults in one of Thailand's deadliest massacres.

— CBS News, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of massacre

Noun

Tran’s killing followed two other fatal shootings of Vietnamese-American men with ties to local restaurants, according to San Jose Police and CNN affiliate KGO-TV.

— Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
Keyan Rundell, 17, of DeLand, was arrested Wednesday in the July 28 killing of Dustin Rose, 19, and Samson Campbell, 18.

— Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2026

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