expunge
verb (used with object)
to strike or blot out; erase; obliterate.
expunged
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past participleof expunge.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof expunge.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
expungeverb (used with object)to strike or blot out; erase; obliterate.
Example Sentences
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The judge said at the time that if he completed the terms of his probation, he could reduce the felony conviction to a misdemeanor and have both charges expunged from his record.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
There is no longer any public trace of Helton’s criminal case in the Ohio county court system; certain nonviolent cases are allowed to be sealed or expunged after a set amount of time has passed.
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026
Concerns about the sustainability of the AI investment boom and Thursday’s tepid jobs report haven’t been expunged, but they’ve been delayed, much like the red card of the U.S. team’s leading goal scorer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
Even after Friday’s selloff, that indicator remains high, indicating “speculation hasn’t been expunged from the market,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2025
Though the Semitic biblical cosmos toppled the Aristotelian one, the idea of an eternal, unchanging universe was not expunged completely, enduring even to the twentieth century.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
