EFFACEMENTS Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

effacements

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plural of effacement

as in dismantlements

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executions

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California’s next governor will determine whether to keep or toss Gavin Newsom’s halt on executions.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
And the American Civil Liberties Union discovered that the Federal Bureau of Prisons had spent millions on staffing needed to carry out executions.

— Max Blau, ProPublica, 8 Sep. 2026

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