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
In China, a wide swath of suppliers are likely to see their already narrow margins completely erased, with a new wave of efforts to establish factories in other countries set to begin.
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Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025
Their implementation led the stock markets to drop drastically, with Wall Street posting its worst losses since 2020 and trillions of dollars in value erased.
—Daniel R. Depetris, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Apr. 2025
That aforementioned hope dwindles when Natalia finds Kristine’s book at the library, only to find her existence has been erased from the Barnett family.
—Barry Levitt, Time, 9 Apr. 2025
This included attempts to reshape exhibits at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, fueling fears that the representation of Black history could be distorted—or erased entirely.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Yet the idea that something that grievous could simply be healed or erased does not make sense in my world.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 8 Apr. 2025
Behind the names and dates lie lives undone, futures erased.
—Gyunduz Mamedov, TIME, 24 Feb. 2025
There’s more to gain from them when borders are erased.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Feb. 2025
The intimacy of our inside jokes could never be erased.
—Caitlin Gunther, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025
Their implementation led the stock markets to drop drastically, with Wall Street posting its worst losses since 2020 and trillions of dollars in value erased.
—Daniel R. Depetris, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Apr. 2025
That aforementioned hope dwindles when Natalia finds Kristine’s book at the library, only to find her existence has been erased from the Barnett family.
—Barry Levitt, Time, 9 Apr. 2025
This included attempts to reshape exhibits at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, fueling fears that the representation of Black history could be distorted—or erased entirely.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Yet the idea that something that grievous could simply be healed or erased does not make sense in my world.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 8 Apr. 2025
Behind the names and dates lie lives undone, futures erased.
—Gyunduz Mamedov, TIME, 24 Feb. 2025
There’s more to gain from them when borders are erased.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Feb. 2025
The intimacy of our inside jokes could never be erased.
—Caitlin Gunther, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for erased
Verb
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Ferrari’s unhealthy reputation for muddling their decisions looked to have been eradicated last year in Fred Vasseur’s first season as team principal, but the issue has reared its head again over the opening two races of 2025.—
Dan Cancian,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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Measles, once eradicated, is again spreading in New Mexico and West Texas and even in our own area, where vaccine skepticism has long had a foothold in some parts of the ultra-orthodox Jewish community.—
New York Daily News,
Twin Cities,
21 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The war has destroyed vast areas of Gaza, displaced most of the population and left nearly everyone dependent on international aid.—
Samy Magdy,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Mar. 2025
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In the first incident, a tornado completely destroyed the building.—
Gloria Casas,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The Project 2025 report said that when Congress created the program, MEP centers were intended to transition to self-sustaining private institutions but that a ban on long-term funding was abolished in 1998.—
Jonathan Shorman,
Kansas City Star,
10 Apr. 2025
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Illinois abolished cash bail in 2023.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Erased.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erased. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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