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
So does the rage that accompanies it, and the need to not just forget the past but the temptation to erase yourself from the present.
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 27 June 2025
Shampoo is particularly adept at cleaning chrome faucets and other chrome finishings where grease, streaks, and fingerprints are just waiting to be erased.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 23 June 2025
In the Gulf, Saudi Arabia's Tadawul opened Sunday trading nearly half a percent higher before erasing earlier gains and closing down 0.3%.
—Emma Graham, CNBC, 22 June 2025
Clark tried to erase the memories of his disappointment at Oakmont with an opening round 6-under 64 on Thursday, putting him tied for second in the early afternoon.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 19 June 2025
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 27 June 2025
Shampoo is particularly adept at cleaning chrome faucets and other chrome finishings where grease, streaks, and fingerprints are just waiting to be erased.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 23 June 2025
In the Gulf, Saudi Arabia's Tadawul opened Sunday trading nearly half a percent higher before erasing earlier gains and closing down 0.3%.
—Emma Graham, CNBC, 22 June 2025
Clark tried to erase the memories of his disappointment at Oakmont with an opening round 6-under 64 on Thursday, putting him tied for second in the early afternoon.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 19 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for erase
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Davis has partnered with multiple programs to eradicate childhood hunger in the U.S. and recently launched the Davis-Tennon Foundation.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
30 June 2025
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Vaccines eradicated smallpox and dramatically reduced infant deaths from measles, tuberculosis, whooping cough, and tetanus.—
Kelsey Piper,
Vox,
27 June 2025
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Lethal injection is the only method of execution after firing squads were abolished in 2011.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
26 June 2025
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Beginning in the 1950s, between 20 million and 25 million households gained ownership of plots of land through the government’s scheme to abolish the colonial-era zamindari system of tax-collecting landlords.—
Michael Albertus,
Foreign Affairs,
24 June 2025
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In September 2024, the same month as the pager attack and assassination of Hezbollah’s leader, Israel launched the most extensive campaign of airstrikes in the air force’s history hitherto, destroying much of Hezbollah’s strategic surface-to-surface missile stockpiles.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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This is the signature style of Russian killers — to destroy life by all methods at their disposal.—
Anders Hagstrom,
FOXNews.com,
30 June 2025
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“Erase.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erase. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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