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Recent Examples of erase Poetry does not alleviate or erase our suffering or pain. K.j.s. “sunny” Anand, Time, 15 Oct. 2025 The outlet tested three of the sites and found that each could erase the watermark within seconds. Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025 It was thought to have completely erased the proto-Earth’s original chemistry. Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025 But the song and its message get erased here. Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for erase
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  • Lead poisoning, all but eradicated in the West, still harms millions of children in the developing world, with lead-acid battery recycling a key culprit.
    Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Each of these roles — and several others — catered to the warmth and wit of an actress who helped eradicate regressive notions of what a Hollywood funnywoman could do.
    Tim Grierson, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025
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  • However, when your organization was founded less than 45 years after slavery was abolished, when Black women were still being forced to be wet nurses to the very children of those who oppressed them and lynching was a common occurrence below the Mason-Dixon Line?
    Essence, Essence, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The European Parliament has twice called for Yahaya’s release, asking Nigeria to set an example by abolishing the blasphemy laws under which he has been detained for over five years.
    Sean Nelson, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
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  • The fear of further Israeli strikes, particularly on Iran, remains acute in the public’s mind as much of Iranian air defenses likely were destroyed by Israel in June.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2025
  • The Wild were absolutely destroyed in the faceoff circle, losing 44 of 71 (38 percent success rate).
    Michael Russo, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025

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“Erase.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erase. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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