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
In the days to follow, as the chalk was erased by rain as well as the Department of Transportation, protestors have continually returned to the site to recolor it.
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Abby Monteil, Them., 2 Sep. 2025
The Irish weren’t done erasing what was a 21-7 Miami lead.
—Miami Herald, 1 Sep. 2025
In the northwestern province of Xinjiang, for instance, Beijing has refused to engage moderate voices and has relied on direct repression, including sending a large swath of the population to internment camps, to erase local culture and silence dissent among Uyghurs.
—Tenzin Dorjee, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2025
These services do all the work for you by actively monitoring and systematically erasing your personal information from hundreds of websites.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2025
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Abby Monteil, Them., 2 Sep. 2025
The Irish weren’t done erasing what was a 21-7 Miami lead.
—Miami Herald, 1 Sep. 2025
In the northwestern province of Xinjiang, for instance, Beijing has refused to engage moderate voices and has relied on direct repression, including sending a large swath of the population to internment camps, to erase local culture and silence dissent among Uyghurs.
—Tenzin Dorjee, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2025
These services do all the work for you by actively monitoring and systematically erasing your personal information from hundreds of websites.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for erase
Recent Examples of Synonyms for erase
Verb
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Bonacini wants gold — a sterilizing cure that eradicates every trace of the virus and cannot return.—
Jia H. Jung,
Mercury News,
1 Sep. 2025
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Israel's government says the offensive is aimed at eradicating Hamas, which still holds Israeli hostages.—
Aya Batrawy,
NPR,
1 Sep. 2025
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The Chinese leader, who assumed the presidency in 2013, abolished term limits in 2018.—
Evelyn Cheng,Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
3 Sep. 2025
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Bolsonaro and his allies are facing charges of leading an armed criminal organization, attempting to abolish Brazil’s democratic order by force, plotting a coup d’état, and committing violent acts against state institutions.—
Julia Vargas Jones,
CNN Money,
2 Sep. 2025
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Examples of attacks include everything from graffiti and destruction of statues to arsonists destroying entire churches and assailants attacking churchgoers with deadly weapons.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
30 Aug. 2025
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Homes and buildings were destroyed, debris strewn everywhere.—
Cara Owsley,
The Enquirer,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Erase.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erase. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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