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
According to court records, officials at the scene erased photos and videos from witnesses’ phones.
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Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Remember when social media was supposed to erase earned media?
—Nancy Marshall, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 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, 27 Apr. 2025
Still, the Biden administration erased student loan debt for more than 5 million borrowers through other forgiveness programs.
—Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2025
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Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Remember when social media was supposed to erase earned media?
—Nancy Marshall, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 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, 27 Apr. 2025
Still, the Biden administration erased student loan debt for more than 5 million borrowers through other forgiveness programs.
—Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2025
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Guy Gooder, a graphic designer and the district’s community service project chair, said Edwards did not stick to the topic he was given and insulted the Rotarians by attacking federal agencies the organization works closely with to eradicate polio.—
Danielle Battaglia,
Charlotte Observer,
13 May 2025
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The interview comes the same day the billionaire philanthropist announced plans to spend almost all of his money over the next 20 years in an effort to have maximum impact on global health issues like finding cures for diseases such as HIV and eradicating polio.—
Sarah Fortinsky,
The Hill,
8 May 2025
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The Swiss government said Switzerland abolished all industrial tariffs on Jan. 1 last year, meaning that 99% of all goods from the United States can be imported into Switzerland duty-free.—
Paul Wiseman,
Chicago Tribune,
10 May 2025
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In late April, reports emerged that President Trump’s 2026 budget could seek to abolish Head Start entirely, as recommended in Project 2025, the policy blueprint for the second Trump term.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
10 May 2025
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To allow these courts to be destroyed to make pickleball courts is just wrong.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
3 May 2025
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Black residents had already been moving away because of gentrification before the fires and saw their homes severely damaged or destroyed at higher rates than other groups during the blaze.—
Andrew Khouri,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2025
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“Erase.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erase. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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