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June 30, 2025

Word of the Day: Expunge

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: June 30, 2025

\ik-SPUNJ\ verb

What It Means

To expunge something is to remove it completely, whether by obliterating it, striking it out, or marking it for deletion. Expunge is most commonly applied in cases in which documentation of something is removed from an official record.

// Due to an error, the charges were expunged from their record.

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