erasure

noun

era·​sure i-ˈrā-shər How to pronounce erasure (audio)
 also  -zhər
: an act or instance of erasing

Examples of erasure in a Sentence

accidental erasure of the tape There were many errors and erasures in the typescript.
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Because so much about being Black in America is about endurance, the daily negotiation between visibility and erasure, between power and stillness. Marcus J. Moore, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2025 About the work Questlove is doing, Kerry Gordy underscores the importance, and the risk of erasure particularly under the current presidential administration. Essence, 14 Oct. 2025 Follows four Armenian women fighting the erasure and ethnic cleansing of their homeland of Artsakh. Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025 Under its terms, IBR concludes in debt erasure after 20 years or 25 years of payments, depending on the age of a borrower’s loans. Annie Nova, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for erasure

Word History

First Known Use

1734, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of erasure was in 1734

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“Erasure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/erasure. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.

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erasure

noun
era·​sure i-ˈrā-shər How to pronounce erasure (audio)
 also  -zhər
: an act or instance of erasing

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