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 latest dip pushes bitcoin to its lowest level since late 2024 and extends a months-long downturn that’s erased nearly half its value since October.
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Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 5 Feb. 2026
Many of those original roads have faded away, swallowed by high-speed highways or erased by suburban expansion.
—Josh Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
But while leading with three laps to go, a caution erased his advantage and Kyle Larson jumped ahead of him during a sequence of pit stops and a restart to win the championship instead.
—Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Ancient history was removed from textbooks and effectively erased from public education.
—Shahrnush Parsipur, Time, 3 Feb. 2026
Yet the earlier gains were not erased.
—Chelsea Follett, Oc Register, 1 Feb. 2026
Too often, the contributions of African Americans have been minimized, misrepresented, or erased altogether.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 1 Feb. 2026
Having beaten Rybakina from a similar situation in the 2023 title clash, Sabalenka unleashed a flurry of winners to go ahead 3-0, but the Kazakh erased the deficit and broke for 4-3 before securing the victory to add to her 2022 Wimbledon triumph.
—Reuters, NBC news, 31 Jan. 2026
The decline erased more than $55 billion in market value.
—Bloomberg, Twin Cities, 27 Jan. 2026
Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 5 Feb. 2026
Many of those original roads have faded away, swallowed by high-speed highways or erased by suburban expansion.
—Josh Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
But while leading with three laps to go, a caution erased his advantage and Kyle Larson jumped ahead of him during a sequence of pit stops and a restart to win the championship instead.
—Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Ancient history was removed from textbooks and effectively erased from public education.
—Shahrnush Parsipur, Time, 3 Feb. 2026
Yet the earlier gains were not erased.
—Chelsea Follett, Oc Register, 1 Feb. 2026
Too often, the contributions of African Americans have been minimized, misrepresented, or erased altogether.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 1 Feb. 2026
Having beaten Rybakina from a similar situation in the 2023 title clash, Sabalenka unleashed a flurry of winners to go ahead 3-0, but the Kazakh erased the deficit and broke for 4-3 before securing the victory to add to her 2022 Wimbledon triumph.
—Reuters, NBC news, 31 Jan. 2026
The decline erased more than $55 billion in market value.
—Bloomberg, Twin Cities, 27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for erased
Verb
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Finally, in 1963, biochemist John Enders developed the first measles vaccine, a development which virtually eradicated the virus from the US population by the year 2000.—
Joe Wilkins Published Feb 5,
Futurism,
5 Feb. 2026
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To date, the only other human disease ever eradicated was the virus that caused smallpox.—
Theresa Gaffney,
STAT,
2 Feb. 2026
Verb
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In the past, the Legislature has abolished the city’s community police oversight board and tried to wrest control of its airport.—
Bracey Harris,
NBC news,
5 Feb. 2026
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Under his proposal, the position of prime minister would be abolished and the duties of the role absorbed into the office of the president.—
Kaya Genç,
The Dial,
3 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Holy Innocents School posted on Facebook that the school’s church hall was broken into and destroyed.—
Summer Lin,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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The structure was destroyed during World War II and numerous frescoes were lost in raids, according to Jubilee 2025.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Erased.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erased. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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