remove vestige
Frequency: 5.01.2 per million words
A general term for taking away the last trace of something.
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- The government has to remove any last vestiges of corruption.
- The Supreme Court ruled that states had to remove all vestiges of past discrimination.
- Scientists worked hard to remove all vestiges of the ancient virus from the sample.
- It's crucial to remove any vestige of doubt before making a final decision.
- After the renovation, they managed to remove every vestige of the old, dilapidated structure.
- He tried to remove the last vestiges of his past mistakes from his memory.
- The new policy aims to remove all vestiges of bureaucratic inefficiency.
- To ensure a fresh start, we must remove every vestige of previous grievances.
- The artist painstakingly worked to remove any vestige of an unwanted brushstroke.
- Can we truly remove all vestiges of cultural bias from our educational system?