wiped (away)

past tense of wipe (away)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for wiped (away)
Verb
  • No Mob boss, cheerfully decreeing that an inconvenient witness be rubbed out, could be more resolute.
    Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Workers wore out their shoes every eight days, the worker said.
    Amy Yurkanin, ProPublica, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Hurts wore out a defense without Micah Parsons on touchdown runs of 4 and 8 yards — no legal tush push needed.
    Dan Gelston, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • At 40 of the country’s busiest airports, flights coming and going will be reduced by 10% this week.
    The Kim Komando Show, FOXNews.com, 8 Nov. 2025
  • For a family of three, the benefit would be reduced by $275.
    Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The drop in SoftBank shares has erased nearly $50 billion in market cap over two days.
    Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
  • For a long time, scientists thought this giant collision erased all signs of what Earth was originally made of.
    Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 3 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • On the day of the crash, the FBI collected pictures of the car’s exterior, paint samples and other evidence, according to an affidavit filed by the Justice Department.
    Omar Jimenez, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
  • The Supreme Court also previously denied an appeal filed by Davis in 2020.
    Jason Lemon, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • All were well above the overall 3% of domestic flights nationwide that had been grounded, according to aviation analytics firm Cirium.
    Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Her bond with Simone Biles has been well documented, but Chiles lights up when talking about other unexpected connections that also keep her grounded.
    Essence, Essence, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Unfortunately, the wasps had already gnawed much of it, but that is not necessarily a bad sign.
    Alex Ross, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2025
  • There were gnaw marks on a chocolate bar on the floor, and a bag of peanuts under the hard candy shelf had been gnawed open.
    Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2025
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“Wiped (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wiped%20%28away%29. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.

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