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
The tower was charged with larceny and participated in a diversion program, after which his record was expunged.
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Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 8 Apr. 2025
Their efforts led federal courts to affirm the very rights termination had sought to expunge.
—Alyssa Kreikemeier, The Conversation, 28 Mar. 2025
But the Education Department is unusual in that the cuts come while the president openly calls for expunging it completely.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 12 Mar. 2025
My naivety was expunged in my first few weeks on the job post-graduation.
—Abubakar Adam Ibrahim, The Dial, 4 Mar. 2025
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Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 8 Apr. 2025
Their efforts led federal courts to affirm the very rights termination had sought to expunge.
—Alyssa Kreikemeier, The Conversation, 28 Mar. 2025
But the Education Department is unusual in that the cuts come while the president openly calls for expunging it completely.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 12 Mar. 2025
My naivety was expunged in my first few weeks on the job post-graduation.
—Abubakar Adam Ibrahim, The Dial, 4 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expunge
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Still, the Biden administration erased student loan debt for more than 5 million borrowers through other forgiveness programs.—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2025
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While the Yankees made two errors in the game, a pickoff play between Fried and Jazz Chisholm Jr. at second base erased a two-base mistake from Oswaldo Cabrera in the fourth.—
Gary Phillips,
Hartford Courant,
20 Apr. 2025
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What to know to recognize the symptoms How to get rid of acid reflux In most cases, acid reflux can actually be eradicated for good.—
Hannah Yasharoff,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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Ease of use The goal of a fruit fly trap is to easily and quickly eradicate your population of fruit flies.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
18 Apr. 2025
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France belatedly abolished slavery in 1848 in its remaining colonies of Martinique, Guadeloupe, Réunion and French Guyana, which are still territories of France today.—
Marlene L. Daut,
The Conversation,
16 Apr. 2025
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The Legislature eliminated parole for nearly everyone imprisoned for crimes committed after Aug. 1, making Louisiana the 17th state in a half-century to abolish parole altogether and the first in 24 years to do so.—
Richard A. Webster,
ProPublica,
10 Apr. 2025
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More than half a dozen tornadoes have been confirmed, including one in Marshall County, Oklahoma, that left two homes completely destroyed and damaged about 20 others.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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Fans of the franchise will remember that the Battle of Exegol was the climactic showdown between the Resistance and the First Order, which ended with the Sith being destroyed once and for all.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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“Expunge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expunge. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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