wipe (away)

verb

Definition of wipe (away)next
as in to wear out

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wipe (away)
  1. wear out
  2. rub out
  3. reduce
  4. erase
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  • In the postseason, a setting where the common thinking is that teams slow down, the blue and gold kept their speed and wore out opponents.
    Tony East, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Because of the soft cotton material, the leggings are better for lounging and wearing out than for exercising.
    Quincy Bulin, Parents, 16 Oct. 2024
Definition of wear out
Verb
  • Apply additional pressure while attempting to rub out these stains, but don't go crazy.
    Gia Yetikyel, Vogue, 31 Aug. 2024
  • Even so, the line about YB is specific enough to stay, since the suspects are accused of conspiring to rub out his killer, Cogan stated.
    John Annese, New York Daily News, 24 Mar. 2024
Definition of rub out
Verb
  • Opened in 1956, Sunnyvale High School, the city’s second public high school, worked to achieve collaboration between students and educators, aiming to reduce violence and enrich the curriculum during the interracial tension that marked the 1960s and ’70s.
    Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
  • Roofing contractors said good roofs with years of life left are being replaced ahead of schedule to allow insurers to reduce their risk going forward.
    Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
Definition of reduce
Verb
  • Harris erased Trump’s lead over Biden since announcing her candidacy on July 21, though her edge has decreased over the past two months, peaking at 3.7 points in late August, according to FiveThirtyEight’s weighted polling average.
    Sara Dorn, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Three years later, U2 lead singer Bono, singer-songwriter Bob Geldof and Jones met with Pope John Paul II as part of an effort to erase the debt load shouldered by Third World nations.
    Steve Marble, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of erase
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