as in erases
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 expunges
Made of bamboo and a four-claw steelhead design, this stand-up tool expertly expunges weeds by the root and completely eliminates the need to bend, pull, or kneel.
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Stephanie Osmanski, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2025
Stephanie Osmanski, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for expunges
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To say my colleagues and I were broken by overwork and sorrow is to accept a cover story that erases the decisions that made mass death predictable and prolonged.—
Jennifer W. Tsai,
STAT,
18 Jan. 2026
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Commutation only reduces the punishment for a crime, whereas a full pardon erases a conviction.—
Alexander Lowie,
The Conversation,
29 Dec. 2025
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The path to health involves aggressive treatment that eradicates the disease.—
Pedro A. Rojas Arroyo,
Boston Herald,
22 Jan. 2026
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Bonacini wants gold — a sterilizing cure that eradicates every trace of the virus and cannot return.—
Jia H. Jung,
Mercury News,
1 Sep. 2025
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Instead, this measure abolishes them.—
Jon Coupal,
Oc Register,
31 Aug. 2025
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The Iranian parliament has just approved a law that abolishes prison sentences for those who had to leave Iran illegally.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
11 Aug. 2025
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An excuse or explanation by itself, even while being transparent, destroys trust.—
Shep Hyken,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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Beyond the immediate loss of land, erosion frequently exposes or destroys historic and archaeological sites.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Expunges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expunges. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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