as in to wash out
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What makes these dates especially good for watching for meteors is there will be a new moon on those nights, so moonlight will not wash out any shooting stars.—
Dean Regas,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
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While the midnight sun washes out celestial colors during summer in places like Alaska and Finland, the Midwest's summer nights stay dark enough to enjoy the dancing ribbons in a T-shirt and shorts.—
Lydia Price,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Oct. 2025
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In the view of many faculty members, Baccarelli had undermined the public position Harvard spent months cultivating—as a beacon of academic integrity, unwilling to bend to the administration’s political pressure.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
16 Oct. 2025
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Even before the shutdown gripped Washington, there were mounting Democratic complaints that Trump would undermine any government funding deals struck by Congress with his use of pocket rescissions, aimed at canceling spending unilaterally at the end of a fiscal year.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Oct. 2025
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When people stop looking for work, unemployment improves on paper even as productive capacity erodes in reality.—
Katica Roy,
Fortune,
15 Oct. 2025
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This has eroded the cash flow and equity farmers need to withstand changes in the market.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Wear (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wear%20%28away%29. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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