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
In September, roughly a month after Kansas City received the federal subpoena for records related to Washington, the nonprofit leader filed petitions in both state and federal courts to have his criminal records expunged.
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Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 24 Mar. 2026
Hardin went on to work for the Precinct 4 constable's office and has since had his criminal case expunged.
—Nicole Hensley, Houston Chronicle, 20 Mar. 2026
Judge Mary Anna Planey denied the motions from former officer Pierre Tyler to expunge and seal records in the December 2021 death of Andris Wofford, with whom Tyler shared a child.
—Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026
Two months later, Hartsuch initiated the first of his two lawsuits against the two state licensing boards, asking a judge to order the Board of Medicine to expunge its warning letter.
—Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch, 28 Feb. 2026
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Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 24 Mar. 2026
Hardin went on to work for the Precinct 4 constable's office and has since had his criminal case expunged.
—Nicole Hensley, Houston Chronicle, 20 Mar. 2026
Judge Mary Anna Planey denied the motions from former officer Pierre Tyler to expunge and seal records in the December 2021 death of Andris Wofford, with whom Tyler shared a child.
—Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026
Two months later, Hartsuch initiated the first of his two lawsuits against the two state licensing boards, asking a judge to order the Board of Medicine to expunge its warning letter.
—Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch, 28 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expunge
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The request by the Justice Department would go a step further and erase all the convictions for extremist group leaders, including Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes, who didn’t receive pardons last January.—
Michael Kunzelman,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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Adam Frazier and Logan O'Hoppe each hit a solo homer off Yankees starter Luis Gil to help the Angels erase an early 3-0 deficit.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Treating the underlying condition eradicates the need for drug treatments that act globally.—
Dr. Patricia Richard,
Hartford Courant,
14 Apr. 2026
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Without widespread vaccine adherence, illnesses that were once eradicated can make a return.—
Sukhman Rekhi,
Verywell Health,
13 Apr. 2026
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His platform includes defending science and abolishing ICE and the Electoral College.—
Gabriel Debenedetti,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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Defunding police is as dumb as abolishing ICE.—
Wendy Murphy,
Boston Herald,
13 Apr. 2026
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All the State Forensic Authority’s DNA analysis labs were looted and destroyed in the fighting.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2026
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But now with factories, energy facilities, bridges and railways destroyed—leaving many Iranians unemployed—conditions have gotten worse.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Expunge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expunge. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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