wiping (away)

present participle of wipe (away)

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reducing
Verb
  • The French prime minister was widely expected to lose the motion after failing to win support from political rivals on both the right and left for 2026 budget plans aimed at reducing the country's yawning budget deficit.
    Ganesh Rao,Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
  • At Tufts University, scientists have developed a new drug that aims to boost weight loss while also reducing the nausea, muscle loss and weight regain associated with popular GLP-1 medications.
    Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Wiping (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wiping%20%28away%29. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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