wipe (away)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for wipe (away)
Verb
  • However, in the South, where fall tends to be milder, our sweaters need to be even more versatile in order to get the most wear out of them.
    Gabriela Izquierdo, Southern Living, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Workers wore out their shoes every eight days, the worker said.
    Amy Yurkanin, ProPublica, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • No Mob boss, cheerfully decreeing that an inconvenient witness be rubbed out, could be more resolute.
    Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Soak the garment in water and gently rub out the stain with your fingers.
    Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Now, many employers are looking to harness the power of AI—initially for mundane and repetitive tasks and eventually for more complicated jobs—to reduce the need to maintain the same level of human staffers on their payrolls.
    Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
  • And drivers can reduce the risk of their cars being hit.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • After a sleepy start, the Americans came to life throughout the middle third of the game, and erased an early 1-0 deficit to end their October camp on a high note.
    Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Many of those drivers could have stemmed or erased their losses simply by waiting for another year or two and paying off some or all of the remaining loan balance, Drury said.
    Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
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“Wipe (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wipe%20%28away%29. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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