as in to eradicate
to destroy all traces of
an effort to save the species from being erased from this earth
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Recent Examples of erase
On one front of this offensive was the attempt to erase the rich and complex cultural life found in the French capital city.
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Christopher C. Gorham
september 29, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
Crandall and Rosser use Bar Keeper’s Friend to erase the residue causing it, plus scuffs and scratches, on stainless steel, porcelain, and even brass.
—Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2025
The real cost shows up when generations of struggle for fair representation are erased by a pen stroke that divides neighborhoods and dissolves communities of interest.
—Trena Turner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
The town's growing acknowledgement of its past comes at an odd time for a county that voted 76% for the president in 2024, which since being reelected has tried to erase negative depictions of the country's past.
—Jenna McMurtry, NPR, 28 Sep. 2025
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Christopher C. Gorham
september 29, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
Crandall and Rosser use Bar Keeper’s Friend to erase the residue causing it, plus scuffs and scratches, on stainless steel, porcelain, and even brass.
—Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2025
The real cost shows up when generations of struggle for fair representation are erased by a pen stroke that divides neighborhoods and dissolves communities of interest.
—Trena Turner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
The town's growing acknowledgement of its past comes at an odd time for a county that voted 76% for the president in 2024, which since being reelected has tried to erase negative depictions of the country's past.
—Jenna McMurtry, NPR, 28 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for erase
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This is the formula—see, believe, create—that has eradicated smallpox, cut deaths from heart disease by more than two thirds, and eliminated lead from gasoline, raising children’s IQs around the world.—
Dr. Tom Frieden,
Time,
30 Sep. 2025
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This explains why some infections are so difficult to eradicate.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Sep. 2025
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Last week, Reform pledged to abolish indefinite leave to remain (ILR), which gives migrants settled status in Britain.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
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Among 16 to 24-year-olds, 67 percent wanted to abolish compared to 30 percent who would keep the crown.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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Mayor Vitali Klitschko said a five-floor apartment building in the Solomyanskyi district was partially destroyed and caught fire.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
28 Sep. 2025
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Mexico built a hydroelectric dam, where these golden barrel cactuses live and in an instant their environment was destroyed and this species was almost wiped out.—
Eyder Peralta,
NPR,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Erase.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erase. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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