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Recent Examples of wipe
Since this is a closed beta test, that means there will be a cap on how many players are allowed entry and all characters and progress will be wiped after the testing period.
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David Jagneaux, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
DeGeneres has largely wiped her portfolio of American real estate, including her last standing property in California: a Montecito bungalow that sold for $5.2 million in March 2025.
—India Roby, Architectural Digest, 23 July 2025
If Rozier were to be ruled ineligible by the NBA, such remaining salary at the time of such an NBA ruling would be wiped from the Heat’s salary cap, luxury tax and tax aprons.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 18 July 2025
Ray feels that by negating the events of the past, his own legacy has been wiped with it.
—Keith Langston, People.com, 18 July 2025
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David Jagneaux, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
DeGeneres has largely wiped her portfolio of American real estate, including her last standing property in California: a Montecito bungalow that sold for $5.2 million in March 2025.
—India Roby, Architectural Digest, 23 July 2025
If Rozier were to be ruled ineligible by the NBA, such remaining salary at the time of such an NBA ruling would be wiped from the Heat’s salary cap, luxury tax and tax aprons.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 18 July 2025
Ray feels that by negating the events of the past, his own legacy has been wiped with it.
—Keith Langston, People.com, 18 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wipe
Verb
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And efforts to dismantle diversity, equity and inclusion programs coincide with government agencies scrubbing mentions of trans people from their websites.—
Calista Oetama,
Sacbee.com,
11 July 2025
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Organizations now expect chain-of-thought traces, scrubbed for secrets but rich enough for auditors.—
Josh Scriven,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
Verb
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Be sure to rinse and drain them before using to remove excess starch and salt.—
Robin Miller,
AZCentral.com,
10 July 2025
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Apply the product to dry skin, massage in a circular motion, then rinse with warm water.—
Izzy Baskette,
People.com,
9 July 2025
Verb
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The checklist for cleaning the kitchen was probably just washing dirty dishes, wiping down countertops, and mopping the floors.—
Elizabeth Brownfield,
Southern Living,
19 July 2025
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For example, should papers include everyone involved, even the guy who mops the floor in the server room?—
Benj Edwards,
ArsTechnica,
17 July 2025
Verb
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Meanwhile, the Supporting Actress category boasted the inclusion of Connie Britton, Jennifer Coolidge, Alexandra Daddario, Sydney Sweeney and Rothwell — almost sweeping the category save for two nominations for Dopesick actors Kaitlyn Dever and Mare Winningham.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
15 July 2025
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In Texas, where flash floods on July 4th swept through Kerr County, destroying an all-girls summer camp called Camp Mystic, there were stories of counsellors shepherding young girls to higher ground.—
Jessica Pishko,
New Yorker,
15 July 2025
Verb
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Her extensions brushed her torso, falling just above her belly button.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
14 July 2025
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Jim Cramer on Monday brushed off Morgan Stanley’s downgrade of CrowdStrike , viewing the cybersecurity giant’s recent dip as a potential buying opportunity.—
Paulina Likos,
CNBC,
14 July 2025
Verb
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The water piped into homes is often used for washing clothes, bathing and watering gardens.—
Jake Goodrick
July 25,
Sacbee.com,
25 July 2025
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Regular gravel grinding means regularly washing your bike and lubricating the chain.—
Eric Bangeman,
ArsTechnica,
25 July 2025
Verb
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Instead, cleaning stainless steel requires a little extra TLC and a strategy designed specifically for this material.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
15 July 2025
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Three varieties rotate in and out, from briny Alaskan Gems to clean and crisp Mer Bleues to the fresh and minerally Malpeque oysters from Prince Edward Island.—
Rachel Bernhard,
jsonline.com,
15 July 2025
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The study swabbed both hard- and soft-shell suitcases.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
9 July 2025
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Analyzing Bacteria on the ISS In the study, researchers called on astronauts to swab 803 different surfaces on the ISS, which gathered 100 times more samples than previous surveys have examined.—
Jack Knudson,
Discover Magazine,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Wipe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wipe. Accessed 31 Jul. 2025.
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