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
After a sleepy start, the Americans came to life throughout the middle third of the game, and erased an early 1-0 deficit to end their October camp on a high note.
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Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2025
Many of those drivers could have stemmed or erased their losses simply by waiting for another year or two and paying off some or all of the remaining loan balance, Drury said.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
Thursday’s swoon erased an early morning gain driven by an encouraging signal about the artificial-intelligence boom.
—Stan Choe, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
It was thought to have completely erased the proto-Earth’s original chemistry.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025
But the song and its message get erased here.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
We were crushed, humiliated, and broken, after our city was destroyed, occupied and erased from existence.
—Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
An offensive pass interference penalty on wide receiver Stefon Diggs erased a 61-yard touchdown pass from Drake Maye to DeMario Douglas.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 13 Oct. 2025
One swing of the bat has erased all of that, and Judge now has another (contrary to popular belief) significant postseason moment.
—Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2025
Many of those drivers could have stemmed or erased their losses simply by waiting for another year or two and paying off some or all of the remaining loan balance, Drury said.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
Thursday’s swoon erased an early morning gain driven by an encouraging signal about the artificial-intelligence boom.
—Stan Choe, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
It was thought to have completely erased the proto-Earth’s original chemistry.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025
But the song and its message get erased here.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
We were crushed, humiliated, and broken, after our city was destroyed, occupied and erased from existence.
—Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
An offensive pass interference penalty on wide receiver Stefon Diggs erased a 61-yard touchdown pass from Drake Maye to DeMario Douglas.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 13 Oct. 2025
One swing of the bat has erased all of that, and Judge now has another (contrary to popular belief) significant postseason moment.
—Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for erased
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Lead poisoning, all but eradicated in the West, still harms millions of children in the developing world, with lead-acid battery recycling a key culprit.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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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
Verb
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Oren Amir, founder of Go Home Builders in Los Angeles, said some of his rebuilding projects in Altadena, where residential areas were destroyed by January’s wildfires, have been delayed by conflicting guidance from the city on rooftop solar panel requirements.—
Samantha Delouya,
CNN Money,
21 Oct. 2025
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Shipments may not be delivered, or even destroyed, as shipping companies seek information required to adhere to new tariffs.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Year by year, the propaganda at her school grew more aggressive and all-encompassing, and after Ukrainian classes were abolished, Mariya’s ability to speak the language faded.—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
19 Oct. 2025
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France abolished the monarchy and declared a republic in 1792 during the French Revolution, and soon after, executed King Louis XVI by guillotine on charges of high treason.—
John Toher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Erased.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erased. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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