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
House Bill 1137 this year requires a court to expunge a person’s red flag records if the individual is not found dangerous or if a court has cleared them of no longer being a danger.
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Brittany Carloni, IndyStar, 3 Apr. 2025
The party’s subsequent disbandment by the Constitutional Court last August added grist to the perception among Move Forward’s predominantly young voters that the nation’s elites are conspiring to expunge their democratic will.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 26 June 2025
Court records remain public and accessible unless otherwise sealed or expunged under separate legal authority.
—Alonzo Martinez, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Hegseth wages anti-DEI campaign The ban on pronouns came amid Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's sweeping push to expunge all diversity, equity and inclusion policies from the military.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
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Brittany Carloni, IndyStar, 3 Apr. 2025
The party’s subsequent disbandment by the Constitutional Court last August added grist to the perception among Move Forward’s predominantly young voters that the nation’s elites are conspiring to expunge their democratic will.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 26 June 2025
Court records remain public and accessible unless otherwise sealed or expunged under separate legal authority.
—Alonzo Martinez, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Hegseth wages anti-DEI campaign The ban on pronouns came amid Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's sweeping push to expunge all diversity, equity and inclusion policies from the military.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expunge
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Kurt's key takeaways The AI tattoo machine isn't here to erase tradition.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
14 July 2025
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And the push to exclude non-citizens from the next count is unconstitutional, deeply un-American and designed to erase entire communities.—
Genesis Robinson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 July 2025
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The fest was especially significant this year — the 50th anniversary of resettlement in the U.S. by refugees emanating from the Vietnam War, the Secret War in Laos and the Khmer Rouge genocide in Cambodia that attempted to eradicate artists, intellectuals and cultural bearers from society.—
Jia H. Jung,
Mercury News,
11 July 2025
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Measles was eradicated in the United States 25 years ago.—
Taylor Wilson,
USA Today,
10 July 2025
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While Minnesota abolished the death penalty over a century ago, the federal murder charges carry a maximum penalty of capital punishment.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
9 July 2025
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Minnesota abolished its state death penalty in 1911.—
Steve Karnowski,
Los Angeles Times,
8 July 2025
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The lawsuit alleges that Merit Street’s business partner, Trinity Broadcasting of Fort Worth, destroyed its television network and forced the bankruptcy declaration.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 July 2025
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Grand Canyon Lodge North Rim wildfire: National Park Service says only hotel destroyed The Grand Canyon Lodge was the park's only hotel, according the National Park Service, with the next nearest lodgings roughly 18 miles away.—
John Tufts,
IndyStar,
14 July 2025
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“Expunge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expunge. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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