wipe away

phrasal verb

wiped away; wiping away; wipes away

: to remove (something) by rubbing

Wipe away grease with our all-purpose cleaner.

He wiped her tears away.

—often used figuratively

You cannot simply wipe away the history of this country.

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The bitcoin price has plummeted toward $90,000 per bitcoin, dragging the wider crypto market lower and wiping away around $500 billion worth of value from the $3.2 trillion crypto market. —

Billy Bambrough, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024 The legislation would have provided long-term funding for the Lifeline Plan, which reduces eligible Detroiters' water bill to as low as $18 a month and wipes away debt from overdue bills. —

Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 21 Dec. 2024 An emotional Hunter shared a long embrace with head coach Deion Sanders, wiping away tears on Coach Prime's shoulder. —

Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 15 Dec. 2024 What Had Happened Was Parrish Lewis/Netflix/Netflix Jamie Foxx fans might need a tissue for this special and not just to wipe away tears from laughing so hard. —

Elizabeth Blair, NPR, 10 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for wipe away