expunges

present tense third-person singular of expunge

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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. Stephanie Osmanski, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for expunges
Verb
  • This turnover erases institutional knowledge, disrupts relationships, and leads to inconsistent policy enforcement.
    Peter White, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Undue’s bulk purchase of debt affords them a substantial discount, so every donor dollar erases around $100 in debt.
    Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Bonacini wants gold — a sterilizing cure that eradicates every trace of the virus and cannot return.
    Jia H. Jung, Mercury News, 1 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Instead, this measure abolishes them.
    Jon Coupal, Oc Register, 31 Aug. 2025
  • 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
Verb
  • After a drone strike destroys her home, Alice, a graphic designer in her thirties, finds unexpected love with Vadym, a soldier briefly on leave.
    Annika Pham, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Once in place, the device releases liquid nitrogen, reaching temperatures as low as –170°C to form an ice ball that destroys the tumor cells.
    Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 10 Oct. 2025

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“Expunges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expunges. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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