as in to erase
to destroy all traces of
time and the weather have expunged any evidence that a thriving community once existed here
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Recent Examples of expunge
The tower was charged with larceny and participated in a diversion program, after which his record was expunged.
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Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 8 Apr. 2025
Their efforts led federal courts to affirm the very rights termination had sought to expunge.
—Alyssa Kreikemeier, The Conversation, 28 Mar. 2025
But the Education Department is unusual in that the cuts come while the president openly calls for expunging it completely.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 12 Mar. 2025
My naivety was expunged in my first few weeks on the job post-graduation.
—Abubakar Adam Ibrahim, The Dial, 4 Mar. 2025
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Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 8 Apr. 2025
Their efforts led federal courts to affirm the very rights termination had sought to expunge.
—Alyssa Kreikemeier, The Conversation, 28 Mar. 2025
But the Education Department is unusual in that the cuts come while the president openly calls for expunging it completely.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 12 Mar. 2025
My naivety was expunged in my first few weeks on the job post-graduation.
—Abubakar Adam Ibrahim, The Dial, 4 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expunge
Verb
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Right behind was Rory McIlroy, who tried to erase from his memory that sloppy finish in the first round and roared into contention to put the career Grand Slam back into view.—
Doug Ferguson,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Apr. 2025
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The relief that Wednesday’s partial tariff pause brought to Wall Street lasted for less than 24 hours, as Thursday saw stocks fall sharply in another volatile session and erase a big chunk of the prior rally.—
Jesse Pound,
CNBC,
10 Apr. 2025
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Despite this success, these drugs do not completely eradicate the chronic lung infections that plague individuals with cystic fibrosis.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Mar. 2025
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Measles, once eradicated, is again spreading in New Mexico and West Texas and even in our own area, where vaccine skepticism has long had a foothold in some parts of the ultra-orthodox Jewish community.—
New York Daily News,
Twin Cities,
21 Mar. 2025
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France belatedly abolished slavery in 1848 in its remaining colonies of Martinique, Guadeloupe, Réunion and French Guyana, which are still territories of France today.—
Marlene L. Daut,
The Conversation,
16 Apr. 2025
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The Legislature eliminated parole for nearly everyone imprisoned for crimes committed after Aug. 1, making Louisiana the 17th state in a half-century to abolish parole altogether and the first in 24 years to do so.—
Richard A. Webster,
ProPublica,
10 Apr. 2025
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Meanwhile, over 100 government offices and other structures have been forced to shut their doors, relocate or have been destroyed.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
25 Mar. 2025
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Worthy sues ex-fiancée Chiefs wide receiver Xavier Worthy accused his ex-fiancee of theft and extortion in a lawsuit, obtained by The Athletic yesterday, which alleges that Tia Jones stole and destroyed money and personal property belonging to Worthy.—
Chris Branch,
The Athletic,
25 Mar. 2025
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“Expunge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expunge. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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