Examples of erasure in a Sentence
accidental erasure of the tape
There were many errors and erasures in the typescript.
Recent Examples on the Web
That Spook and Bamboozled faced extreme criticism — and in the case of Dixon’s film, near erasure — speaks to the militant veracity of these satires.
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Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Mar. 2024
That is a direct erasure of an entire population, and Palestinian identity is tied to our land.
—Tim Carman, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2024
But the film also got mixed reactions for its erasure of the hundreds of thousands of Japanese victims of Oppenheimer’s creation.
—Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 11 Mar. 2024
A lot of the famous Mexican scholars in the ‘40s and ‘50s were creating that erasure.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2024
It could even be said that the devaluation and erasure of the Black experience is as American as apple pie.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 7 Feb. 2024
In recent years, more public attention and awareness has emerged surrounding Black cemeteries and their erasure.
—Gerard Albert, NPR, 1 Mar. 2024
The film is a fascinating portrait of a woman who was brave enough to tackle misogyny head on and paid a dear price for it, including her erasure from popular history.
—The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2024
In response to the erasure and negative imaging of Black fathers in the media, Black fatherhood platforms have emerged across social media and other parts of the internet.
—Shayla Brown, Parents, 20 Feb. 2024
Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Mar. 2024
That is a direct erasure of an entire population, and Palestinian identity is tied to our land.
—Tim Carman, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2024
But the film also got mixed reactions for its erasure of the hundreds of thousands of Japanese victims of Oppenheimer’s creation.
—Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 11 Mar. 2024
A lot of the famous Mexican scholars in the ‘40s and ‘50s were creating that erasure.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2024
It could even be said that the devaluation and erasure of the Black experience is as American as apple pie.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 7 Feb. 2024
In recent years, more public attention and awareness has emerged surrounding Black cemeteries and their erasure.
—Gerard Albert, NPR, 1 Mar. 2024
The film is a fascinating portrait of a woman who was brave enough to tackle misogyny head on and paid a dear price for it, including her erasure from popular history.
—The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2024
In response to the erasure and negative imaging of Black fathers in the media, Black fatherhood platforms have emerged across social media and other parts of the internet.
—Shayla Brown, Parents, 20 Feb. 2024
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“Erasure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/erasure. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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erasure
noun
era·sure
i-ˈrā-shər 
also -zhər
: an act or instance of erasing
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