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rub out

VERB
dispose of
Synonyms
WEAK
blow away bump off chill deep-six dispatch do away with do in dust erase grease hit ice kill knock off murder nuke off snuff snuff out stretch out take care of waste wax whack zap

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They’re the stains you can’t rub out, the holes around the collar, the crease marks forever etched into fabric.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2024

He fidgets endlessly with his hands as if trying to rub out the scars.

From BBC • Jul. 25, 2023

After the war, they saw no need to rub out their past.

From Reuters • Oct. 26, 2022

I rub out a lot and redraw to get it right.

From The Guardian • Nov. 25, 2017

Neel didn’t bother to rub out their footprints as they climbed the lower half of the trail that sloped up the bank.

From "Tiger Boy" by Mitali Perkins