as in eradicating
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 expunging
In addition to activities, teens will have access to resources such as job training, housing information, and support with expunging criminal records.
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Hannah McIlree,
CBS News,
12 May 2026
Many states have already taken steps such as expunging criminal records.
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Gene Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
In recent years, clean slate laws have dominated criminal justice reform, focusing on sealing or expunging eligible records.
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Alonzo Martinez,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
Hannah McIlree,
CBS News,
12 May 2026
Many states have already taken steps such as expunging criminal records.
—
Gene Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
In recent years, clean slate laws have dominated criminal justice reform, focusing on sealing or expunging eligible records.
—
Alonzo Martinez,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for expunging
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This strategy was key to eradicating the pest for the first time in the 1960s.
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Some wall texts are labeled The work that remained and describe shortfalls of Obama-era policies and ambitions, such as the Affordable Care Act or eradicating nuclear weapons.
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On Thursday, stocks rose on Wall Street, erasing most of their losses from a day earlier to notch weekly gains thanks to big advances for heavyweight technology companies.
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Brunson scored 45 points in the clinching Game 5, erasing a 10-point, first-quarter deficit.
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About six months after Granger's arrival in Galveston, the 13th Amendment abolishing slavery nationwide was ratified.
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About six months after Granger’s arrival in Galveston, the 13th Amendment abolishing slavery nationwide was ratified.
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That second blaze burned charred 23,500 acres in that community, Malibu and elsewhere, killing 12 people and destroying or damaging more than 7,500 homes and businesses.
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These kinds of old negatives are often stored inside cans and are so fragile they can’t be unrolled without destroying them, Seales says.
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“Expunging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expunging. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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