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
Trailing by 15 in the fourth quarter, the Pacers erased that deficit and pulled off a huge upset in Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday night against the Oklahoma City Thunder.
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Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2025
Ramos delivered one of the most momentous swings in two weeks, a double that one-hopped the left-field wall that tied the game at five and erased a five-run deficit.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 5 June 2025
Those estimates showed the deficit impact decreased slightly thanks to economic growth projections — but not enough to erase it entirely.
—Claudia Grisales, NPR, 4 June 2025
Today, text messages and disappearing voice notes have replaced letters between close friends, Instagram Stories vanish by default, and encrypted platforms such as Signal, where social movements flourish, let users automatically erase messages.
—Michael Waters, The Atlantic, 4 June 2025
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Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2025
Ramos delivered one of the most momentous swings in two weeks, a double that one-hopped the left-field wall that tied the game at five and erased a five-run deficit.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 5 June 2025
Those estimates showed the deficit impact decreased slightly thanks to economic growth projections — but not enough to erase it entirely.
—Claudia Grisales, NPR, 4 June 2025
Today, text messages and disappearing voice notes have replaced letters between close friends, Instagram Stories vanish by default, and encrypted platforms such as Signal, where social movements flourish, let users automatically erase messages.
—Michael Waters, The Atlantic, 4 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for erase
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Volunteer in a California state park or join the local chapter of California Native Plant Society project to eradicate invasive plants and preserve native habitats.—
Nan Sterman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 June 2025
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Surgeons removed her thyroid gland but did not fully eradicate the cancer, which had spread to her vocal cords, the paper said.—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
6 June 2025
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About 7 of every 10 Republicans wouldn't abolish ICE, while about half of Democrats would.—
Jim Sergent,
USA Today,
14 June 2025
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The Japanese legislature is preparing to abolish this entanglement and simply allow princesses to stay royal regardless of the status of their spouse.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
8 June 2025
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If trillion-dollar bonds are required to contest trillion-dollar damages our government is causing, that destroys the protections our Constitution provides its citizens against the rule of tyrants.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 June 2025
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Ukraine underscored the risk to advanced military powers on June 1 when its inexpensive drones damaged or destroyed strategic warplanes across Russia.—
Tom Vanden Brook,
USA Today,
8 June 2025
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“Erase.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erase. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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