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
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed more than 200 points higher Monday, erasing an 886-point decline seen earlier in the day.
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Fred Imbert, CNBC, 10 Mar. 2026
Legislators erased a provision from an earlier version of the bill that would have provided a tax deduction to policyholders.
—Jenna Carlesso, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2026
As the past gets slowly erased by newcomers living in the present, Lola and her friends decide to stand up, and protect their village.
—Kevin Giraud, Variety, 10 Mar. 2026
Not even a seven-point Nuggets rally in the last two minutes was enough to erase a shaky performance at stopping the ball.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 10 Mar. 2026
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Fred Imbert, CNBC, 10 Mar. 2026
Legislators erased a provision from an earlier version of the bill that would have provided a tax deduction to policyholders.
—Jenna Carlesso, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2026
As the past gets slowly erased by newcomers living in the present, Lola and her friends decide to stand up, and protect their village.
—Kevin Giraud, Variety, 10 Mar. 2026
Not even a seven-point Nuggets rally in the last two minutes was enough to erase a shaky performance at stopping the ball.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 10 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for erase
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But screening for latent TB — with treatment that can last up to nine months to fully eradicate the bacteria — is an expensive endeavor with a low payoff, considering that only 5% of people with latent TB will develop into an active case.—
Chase Hunter,
Mercury News,
9 Mar. 2026
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If the name isn't enough to deter you, Langelo warns that bishop's weed (Aegopodium podagraria) is an extremely aggressive grower that is challenging to eradicate.—
Madeline Buiano,
Martha Stewart,
7 Mar. 2026
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Front and rear wings are simplified, and the sport’s controversial Drag Reduction System (DRS)—long considered to create artificial overtaking—has been abolished.—
Brad Spurgeon,
Robb Report,
9 Mar. 2026
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In Steven Spielberg's historical drama, which focuses on Lincoln's final months working to abolish slavery via the 13th Amendment, Day-Lewis uncannily looks the part and also fills it with grace and gravitas.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
9 Mar. 2026
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Weeks later, his father was killed in a fire that destroyed the home Hamlin purchased to thank his parents for getting him into NASCAR.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Mar. 2026
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Saudi Arabia’s Defense Ministry said its systems intercepted and destroyed 10 drones over the capital, Riyadh, and the kingdom’s eastern region.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Erase.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erase. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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