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 drop in SoftBank shares has erased nearly $50 billion in market cap over two days.
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Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
For a long time, scientists thought this giant collision erased all signs of what Earth was originally made of.
—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 3 Nov. 2025
That series erased what had been a promising drive and saw Miami enter halftime down 14-6, helping swing momentum in Baltimore’s favor.
—Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
It wasn’t erased, but it was pushed down.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
His designer, Milicent Patrick, was erased from the story of the film for nearly 50 years, per NPR, but has since regained her place as the mother of this unforgettable monster.
—Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
Bradbury and guards Jared Wilson reached and erased the Browns' linebackers on several snaps, even as backside blockers who kept pursuing tacklers from chasing Henderson or Stevenson down.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
Puntapalooza for long stretches, blown assignments, endless penalties, all erased by magical fourth quarters.
—Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 26 Oct. 2025
But Barkov erased from the entire season is a loss far worse.
—Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
For a long time, scientists thought this giant collision erased all signs of what Earth was originally made of.
—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 3 Nov. 2025
That series erased what had been a promising drive and saw Miami enter halftime down 14-6, helping swing momentum in Baltimore’s favor.
—Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
It wasn’t erased, but it was pushed down.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
His designer, Milicent Patrick, was erased from the story of the film for nearly 50 years, per NPR, but has since regained her place as the mother of this unforgettable monster.
—Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
Bradbury and guards Jared Wilson reached and erased the Browns' linebackers on several snaps, even as backside blockers who kept pursuing tacklers from chasing Henderson or Stevenson down.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
Puntapalooza for long stretches, blown assignments, endless penalties, all erased by magical fourth quarters.
—Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 26 Oct. 2025
But Barkov erased from the entire season is a loss far worse.
—Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for erased
Verb
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The country has also eradicated once-rampant tropical diseases like malaria.—
Angelica Ang,
Fortune,
30 Oct. 2025
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The New World screwworm was successfully eradicated from the United States in 1966.—
Lori Ann LaRocco,
CNBC,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Quotas related to race and national origin were abolished.—
Anna Storti,
The Conversation,
8 Jan. 2026
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In 2020, the Florida Supreme Court also abolished proportionality review, which for 50 years allowed judges to probe the circumstances of death cases to protect defendants from the random imposition of the death penalty.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
29 Dec. 2025
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The Palisades fire killed 12 people and destroyed more than 6,000 structures, becoming the third-most destructive fire in state history.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Jan. 2026
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One year after the Palisades Fire leveled entire neighborhoods and destroyed thousands of homes, one Malibu resident is stepping up to help rebuild his community with his architectural expertise.—
Luzdelia Caballero,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Erased.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erased. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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