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
Boosters of the seed vault sustain the logic of their effort in part by effacing the embarrassment of the flood.
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Naomi Oreskes, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2024
Beijing has also routinely sent ships and aircraft across the median line running through the Taiwan Strait, effacing a de facto boundary that was defined in 1955.
—Isaac Kardon, Foreign Affairs, 21 May 2024
Lee’s joie de vivre infects her co-workers and bosses, who likewise begin to think that loneliness is something to be felt rather than effaced.
—Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
Agnes spends the series sheathed in a drab, severe outfit that effaces her as a person, couture from the House of Orwell.
—James Poniewozik, New York Times, 29 Feb. 2024
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Naomi Oreskes, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2024
Beijing has also routinely sent ships and aircraft across the median line running through the Taiwan Strait, effacing a de facto boundary that was defined in 1955.
—Isaac Kardon, Foreign Affairs, 21 May 2024
Lee’s joie de vivre infects her co-workers and bosses, who likewise begin to think that loneliness is something to be felt rather than effaced.
—Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
Agnes spends the series sheathed in a drab, severe outfit that effaces her as a person, couture from the House of Orwell.
—James Poniewozik, New York Times, 29 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for efface
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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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America has a foreign policy goal of helping eradicate Hamas and global antisemitism, a goal long shared by Republican and Democratic administrations.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
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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“Efface.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/efface. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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