as in to erase
to destroy all traces of
when the supply ship finally arrived, it discovered that virtually all evidence of the colony at Roanoke had been effaced
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Recent Examples of efface
The road not taken—and now rediscovered by Orozco—is the reintroduction of the ancient Marxist concept of use value,the dialectical opposite of exchange value, and, more recently, also the sole form of resisting exhibition value, which has totally effaced the concepts of material use and function.
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Benjamin H. D. Buchloh, Artforum, 1 June 2025
In other societies, including those of Latin America, the line between conqueror and conquered has, through language, intermarriage and the exchange of customs and food, been partially effaced.
—Andrew Moore, New York Times, 15 May 2025
The bonds of mutual political awakening—the sort of togetherness that was once routine, if uneasy, for Firestone—are completely effaced.
—Audrey Wollen, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
By killing animals for exhibition and subduing their bodies in such tableaux, taxidermy celebrates the subjugation of nature and colonial exploitation, all while effacing the African labor undergirding some dioramas, as with the mountain gorilla scene.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 13 Mar. 2025
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Benjamin H. D. Buchloh, Artforum, 1 June 2025
In other societies, including those of Latin America, the line between conqueror and conquered has, through language, intermarriage and the exchange of customs and food, been partially effaced.
—Andrew Moore, New York Times, 15 May 2025
The bonds of mutual political awakening—the sort of togetherness that was once routine, if uneasy, for Firestone—are completely effaced.
—Audrey Wollen, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
By killing animals for exhibition and subduing their bodies in such tableaux, taxidermy celebrates the subjugation of nature and colonial exploitation, all while effacing the African labor undergirding some dioramas, as with the mountain gorilla scene.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for efface
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Just weeks ago, gas was 10% cheaper than last year; that was erased.—
Matt Randolph,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Kris Mitchell erased Chambers’ records two years later, and Eric Rivers did it again last season.—
Walter Villa,
Miami Herald,
17 Sep. 2025
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In that time, the potentially fatal disease has been virtually eradicated among American children.—
Kff Health News,
Oc Register,
16 Sep. 2025
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Although interest in Russian Cosmism was quickly eradicated, the movement has acquired new life in the 21st century.—
Tim Brinkhof,
Big Think,
12 Sep. 2025
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Iranian authorities must immediately implement a moratorium on all executions and abolish the death penalty.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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The Department of Labor withdrew a plan to establish a minimum wage for workers with disabilities and abolished wage protections for the home-health aides who assist millions of seniors and disabled people.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Efface.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/efface. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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