as in eradicated
to destroy all traces of
an effort to save the species from being erased from this earth
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Recent Examples of erased
The Mariners erased an 8-1 Toronto lead in Game 2 to complete a sweep, celebrating the comeback by locking arms around the pitcher’s mound.
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Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
What’s being erased are actual historical facts.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 30 Sep. 2025
His game-winner came on the opening shift of overtime after Carolina erased deficits of 2-0 and 3-2.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
The real cost shows up when generations of struggle for fair representation are erased by a pen stroke that divides neighborhoods and dissolves communities of interest.
—Trena Turner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
All three of those hits were singles, and two were immediately followed by fielder’s choices that erased the lead runner.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
The film captures every enraging detail of the trial while using it as a jumping off point for an exploration of the history of the region and the ways in which the Chuchagasta have been bureaucratically erased in order to strip them of their property and rights.
—Vulture Staff, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2025
An Alcaraz ace erased the first chance, but Fritz broke through on the second try, following a furious rally and a dropper from Alcaraz that fell short.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 21 Sep. 2025
In Rampleman’s project, the subjects can’t be erased from history.
—CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2025
Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
What’s being erased are actual historical facts.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 30 Sep. 2025
His game-winner came on the opening shift of overtime after Carolina erased deficits of 2-0 and 3-2.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
The real cost shows up when generations of struggle for fair representation are erased by a pen stroke that divides neighborhoods and dissolves communities of interest.
—Trena Turner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
All three of those hits were singles, and two were immediately followed by fielder’s choices that erased the lead runner.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
The film captures every enraging detail of the trial while using it as a jumping off point for an exploration of the history of the region and the ways in which the Chuchagasta have been bureaucratically erased in order to strip them of their property and rights.
—Vulture Staff, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2025
An Alcaraz ace erased the first chance, but Fritz broke through on the second try, following a furious rally and a dropper from Alcaraz that fell short.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 21 Sep. 2025
In Rampleman’s project, the subjects can’t be erased from history.
—CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for erased
Verb
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FellinAI‘s first feature, The Sweet Idleness, imagines a world in which machines have eradicated 99% of jobs, leaving humans to a life of leisure.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
2 Oct. 2025
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That misconception must be eradicated from our society.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Police and army inspect damage to a house destroyed by debris from a shot down Russian drone in the village of Wyryki-Wola, eastern Poland, on September 10, 2025.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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Archaeologists believe the castle was either dismantled due to structural issues or destroyed by enemies.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Complicating matters for all the island’s inhabitants, in January 1793 the French revolutionaries, who had abolished the monarchy to create a republic, executed King Louis XVI and then declared war on Great Britain and Spain.—
Marlene L. Daut
September 22,
Literary Hub,
22 Sep. 2025
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Two years later, the monarchy was abolished, and Nepal, the world’s sole Hindu kingdom, proclaimed itself a secular republic.—
Kapil Komireddi,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Erased.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erased. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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