as in to erase
to destroy all traces of
time and the weather have expunged any evidence that a thriving community once existed here
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Recent Examples of expunge
Earlier this month, Angles, Johnson’s attorney, filed a motion to expunge the charge from his client’s record.
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Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 22 Aug. 2025
The university agreed to expunge the trans athlete's records and apologize to all the female athletes affected by Thomas' presence on the women's team.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Family's attorneys claim First Amendment protections The Merrills are asking the judge to expunge the suspension from their son's record and bar the school from implementing its discipline policy against students exercising constitutional First Amendment rights.
—Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Director Antonio Negret’s affecting horror movie comes with a blistering message about the soul-crushing corruption of unwanted Christian conversion and packs a punch as controlling mom Candice (Sarah Canning) summons an exorcist to expunge the devil inside her son Elliot (Jett Klyne).
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2025
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Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 22 Aug. 2025
The university agreed to expunge the trans athlete's records and apologize to all the female athletes affected by Thomas' presence on the women's team.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Family's attorneys claim First Amendment protections The Merrills are asking the judge to expunge the suspension from their son's record and bar the school from implementing its discipline policy against students exercising constitutional First Amendment rights.
—Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Director Antonio Negret’s affecting horror movie comes with a blistering message about the soul-crushing corruption of unwanted Christian conversion and packs a punch as controlling mom Candice (Sarah Canning) summons an exorcist to expunge the devil inside her son Elliot (Jett Klyne).
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expunge
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Total job growth was revised lower by the largest amount in history, The revisions erased 911 thousand jobs over the full year period, adding to mounting concerns of a weakening labor market and fueling questions as to the reliability of monthly data being used to gauge employment.—
JJ Kinahan,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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These services do all the work for you by actively monitoring and systematically erasing your personal information from hundreds of websites.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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In that time, the potentially fatal disease has been virtually eradicated among American children.—
Kff Health News,
Oc Register,
16 Sep. 2025
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Although interest in Russian Cosmism was quickly eradicated, the movement has acquired new life in the 21st century.—
Tim Brinkhof,
Big Think,
12 Sep. 2025
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Iranian authorities must immediately implement a moratorium on all executions and abolish the death penalty.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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The Department of Labor withdrew a plan to establish a minimum wage for workers with disabilities and abolished wage protections for the home-health aides who assist millions of seniors and disabled people.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
16 Sep. 2025
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Some are value-destroying black holes; others are relentless value creators.—
Steve Denning,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The first instance of NATO nations downing drones came last week, when Polish and Dutch fighters destroyed three Russian drones over Poland.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Expunge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expunge. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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