as in erases
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 expunges
Made of bamboo and a four-claw steelhead design, this stand-up tool expertly expunges weeds by the root and completely eliminates the need to bend, pull, or kneel.
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Stephanie Osmanski, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2025
Stephanie Osmanski, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for expunges
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But statistically equalizing these parameters effectively erases some of the benefits of exercise!—
Alex Hutchinson,
Outside,
30 Jan. 2026
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Nothing about the vote, of course, erases what Belichick accomplished on the field.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
28 Jan. 2026
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The path to health involves aggressive treatment that eradicates the disease.—
Pedro A. Rojas Arroyo,
Boston Herald,
22 Jan. 2026
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Bonacini wants gold — a sterilizing cure that eradicates every trace of the virus and cannot return.—
Jia H. Jung,
Mercury News,
1 Sep. 2025
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Instead, this measure abolishes them.—
Jon Coupal,
Oc Register,
31 Aug. 2025
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The Iranian parliament has just approved a law that abolishes prison sentences for those who had to leave Iran illegally.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
11 Aug. 2025
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If the infection is not contained by the body’s immune response, the bacteria destroys lung tissue which can trigger chest pain and coughing up of mucus or blood.—
Chase Hunter,
Mercury News,
31 Jan. 2026
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For individual cellular damage, your body either repairs it or destroys the cell and replaces it.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Expunges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expunges. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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