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airbrush out in British Englishverb (tr, adverb)to remove evidence of (someone or something from photographs, books, or history) Examples of 'airbrush out' in a sentenceairbrush out Yesterday's rather desperate speech cannot airbrush out the past.The museum had taken the trouble to airbrush out his trademark cigar.Airbrush out a few cars and you can imagine you're back in the 19th century.It's just a shame that this first episode actually managed to airbrush out one of the city's finest traits: its warmth.But there are fears authors might airbrush out the shameful past - not least the world wars.Friends are airbrushed out of the picture.In the race for perfection, these daily rituals are simply airbrushed out.He was a missing person, airbrushed out, for now.And all the campers look beautiful - they've obviously airbrushed out the ugly ones.Other significant characters are airbrushed out of the narrative, or their identities altered. |