Definition of erasenext

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Recent Examples of erase Weathers said this community push is about more than restoring a single exhibit, but the potentially grave consequences of erasing history. Eva Andersen, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026 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, 28 Jan. 2026 One bad call can erase a lifetime of good calls. Outside Online, 28 Jan. 2026 Public lands advocates, such as the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA), say that the removals are an attempt to erase history. Outside, 28 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for erase
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Verb
  • California wildlife officials have approved a plan to eradicate Catalina’s entire deer population as part of a broader effort to restore the island ecosystem, sparking fierce opposition from an unusual coalition of hunters and animal welfare advocates.
    Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
  • To date, the only other human disease ever eradicated was the virus that caused smallpox.
    Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 2 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • More than half of independents now approve of abolishing ICE, once a rallying cry of progressives.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Video footage shows Omar was calling for abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement and for Homeland Security Kristi Noem to resign when the suspect jumped in front of her and sprayed the liquid on her shirt.
    Philip Wang, Time, 28 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • But when a man from Anne’s past returns from war, a curse begins to take shape through a mysterious knight and threatens to destroy them all.
    Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Plenty of plants were destroyed in the Eaton and Palisades fires, of course, especially highly flammable shrubs like tall, skinny arborvitae.
    Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2026

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“Erase.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erase. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.

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