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wiped

  • a variation of wiped-out.
    wiped-out
    adjective
    completely exhausted.
  • past participle
    of wipe.
    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.
  • past tense form
    of wipe.
    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.

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I wiped my hands on my napkin, feeling a sense of clarity.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

The global tech sector has been slowly recovering from a summer rout that wiped trillions off markets amid concerns about elevated stock valuations and when firms would see returns on their vast investments.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

Instead, its new age places it close to the Frasnian-Famennian mass extinction event, which occurred about 372 million years ago and wiped out a large proportion of marine life on Earth.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026

The circuit court permanently wiped my conviction from my record, and the trial court dismissed the case for good.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

One of the crew sniffed, and one blew his nose, and the others wiped their eyes.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr