Thesaurus results for WIPED (AWAY)

wiped (away)

verb

past tense of wipe (away)

as in rubbed out

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This treacherous gang has phenomenally rubbed out many signatures of independence in a very short time.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 14 June 2026
But an Irish knock-on rubbed out a try for Jack Conan, and the second chance was turned over by Mann.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026

Definition of rubbed out

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To help pay for its tax cuts, the act reduced Medicaid payments by a trillion dollars over the next decade, though it was designed to delay the full impact of the cuts until 2027, after this year’s elections.

— Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026
The agency reduced service earlier this year and has proposed more cuts in recent board meetings.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026

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Matthew Stafford led two fourth-quarter touchdown drives as the Rams erased a 10-point halftime deficit to beat Philadelphia 24-20, ending years of frustration against the Eagles.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026
The sequence that led to it was emblematic of a Broncos team that can play with anybody but has erased any margin for error in the first quarter of this season by making too many mistakes and generating too little offense.

— Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of erased

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Defense attorney Johnson had filed an election for the jury to assess punishment, but Jones refused to sign it, according to Sorrells.

— Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2026
Hundreds of students filed out of class at Lincoln Park High School on Thursday afternoon.

— Kate Perez, Chicago Tribune, 9 Oct. 2026

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Jazz, for those who missed it, was confused as to why Yankees fans booed the hell out of him after grounding out in the bottom of the ninth.

— Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
The second baseman popped out and later nearly grounded into a season-ending double play in the ninth but narrowly beat out the throw to first.

— James O'Connell, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026

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Wild animals had gnawed through the pressurized canisters, releasing the chemicals inside.

— Rachel Becker, Los Angeles Times, 12 Feb. 2026
The lengthy posts are the latest development in the long-standing family feud that has gnawed away at the Beckhams’ attempts to project a perfect family life.

— Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 20 Jan. 2026

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