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
Criminal History Reform: Clean Slate Laws and Fair Chance Hiring
Several states implemented or expanded clean slate laws this year, allowing certain criminal records to be sealed or expunged after an individual remains crime-free for a set period.
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Alonzo Martinez, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
The request to expunge the related court records, filed by high-powered Winter Park attorney Michael Sasso and his associate XiXi Li, noted Amesty was not judged guilty on the charges stemming from the indictment, or for any previous offense.
—Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 July 2025
The governor pitched a higher tax on adult-use cannabis to pay for police training, jail construction, the 988 suicide lifeline and a new program to expunge certain marijuana convictions.
—Haley Bemiller, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
While Sultan was arrested at an April 25, 2024, protest on campus, his attorneys allege his charges were dismissed and subsequently expunged from his record.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2025
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Alonzo Martinez, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
The request to expunge the related court records, filed by high-powered Winter Park attorney Michael Sasso and his associate XiXi Li, noted Amesty was not judged guilty on the charges stemming from the indictment, or for any previous offense.
—Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 July 2025
The governor pitched a higher tax on adult-use cannabis to pay for police training, jail construction, the 988 suicide lifeline and a new program to expunge certain marijuana convictions.
—Haley Bemiller, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
While Sultan was arrested at an April 25, 2024, protest on campus, his attorneys allege his charges were dismissed and subsequently expunged from his record.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expunge
Verb
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This practice of reframing doesn’t erase the problem, sure.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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The move to erase the sometimes ugly truth about this country’s history?—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
19 Aug. 2025
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The Department of Justice will continue bringing litigation against sanctuary jurisdictions and work closely with the Department of Homeland Security to eradicate these harmful policies around the country.—
Peter Aitken
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Aug. 2025
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Its nuclear infrastructure is wrecked but by no means wholly eradicated.—
Suzanne Maloney,
Foreign Affairs,
6 Aug. 2025
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Chancellor Elva LeBlanc said Thursday that although faculty associations at TCC’s six campuses will be abolished Sept. 1, faculty will still have a voice and be included in decision-making processes.—
Fousia Abdullahi,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Aug. 2025
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Even after slavery was abolished, some families who sought to find their kin never did.—
Bea L. Hines,
Miami Herald,
15 Aug. 2025
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Large dangerous waves will likely inundate and destroy protective dune structures.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Aug. 2025
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For weeks after the house was destroyed, Ms. Monarrez couldn’t sleep.—
Jill Cowan,
New York Times,
19 Aug. 2025
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“Expunge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expunge. Accessed 23 Aug. 2025.
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