wipe
verb (used with object)
to rub lightly with or on a cloth, towel, paper, the hand, etc., in order to clean or dry the surface of.
has wiped
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present perfectof wipe (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Germany for decades has staved off the kind of deindustrialization that has wiped out millions of U.S. manufacturing jobs, maintaining a generation of well paid, skilled workers, particularly in the auto industry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Scientists have uncovered why some amphibian populations rebound after being devastated by a deadly fungal disease that has wiped out frogs and toads around the world.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026
The decline has wiped nearly $32 billion off the market value since Tuesday for Novo Nordisk, one of Europe's biggest companies by capitalisation.
From Barron's ● Feb. 4, 2026
Is it a spoiler to share that a tsunami has wiped out most of Europe, leaving scattered archipelagos as repositories of things once known?
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 8, 2025
One simple word has wiped five years from her face.
From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson
