erase
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, British -ˈrāz\
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abolish, annihilate, black out, blot out, cancel, clean (up), efface, eradicate, expunge, exterminate, extirpate, liquidate, obliterate, root (out), rub out, snuff (out), stamp (out), sweep (away), wipe out
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Photo: philippe wojazer/Reuters Copper erased an early advance after The Wall Street Journal reported that U.S. and Chinese officials have remained deadlocked on a number of issues. — Amrith Ramkumar, WSJ, "Copper Edges Higher as Analysts Weigh Trade Talks," 14 Feb. 2019 Lopez allowed two runs on a pair of solo homers over six solid innings, but the Marlins would erase the damage with a big sixth inning against Mets ace Jacob deGrom that led to a 5-2 victory. — Andre C. Fernandez, miamiherald, "Two debuts, two wins: Marlins’ rally as another encouraging pitching prospect shines," 30 June 2018 Even more questionable is the fact that each of them has entirely erased the other from their Instagram pages. — Kelly O'sullivan, Country Living, "Did Chase Chrisley and Girlfriend Lindsey Merrick Break Up?," 21 Feb. 2019 There’s my dry-erase calendar, filled with Magic-Markered numbers reporting daily blood counts and smudgy guest registries, most erased and rewritten. — Jason Sheeler, Vogue, "How George Michael, A Buddhist Monk, and A Stripper Saved My Life," 14 Feb. 2019 But a pair of free throws and Kristian Sjolund’s 3-pointer from the corner erased that lead in 52 seconds. — John Fineran, The Seattle Times, "Gibbs and Harvey key 69-59 Irish victory over Georgia Tech," 10 Feb. 2019 In central California, residents continued to try to make sense of the communities erased by the Camp Fire. — Patrick Sisson, Curbed, "As cities confront climate change, is density the answer?," 11 Dec. 2018 Prices have risen roughly at the same rate as wages, erasing any gains workers may have hoped to realize via bigger paychecks. — Heather Long, chicagotribune.com, "Inflation hits 6-year high, wiping out wage gains for the average American," 13 July 2018 Viewed coldly in baseball terms, his death left an enormous hole in the rotation, and erased the advantage of having a front-of-the-rotation talent under club-friendly terms through 2021. — Sam Mellinger, kansascity, "The State of the Royals, Part 1 of 2: How did they get here?," 12 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'erase.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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