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 Royals’ defense erased a potential rally in the fourth inning after Cameron surrendered a double to Rengifo and walked first baseman Oswald Peraza.
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Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2025
After a Horned Frog turnover, senior safety Bud Clark erased the mistake with a 25-yard interception returned for a score to put TCU in front 17-7.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Sep. 2025
Another orthodoxy that organizations must overcome is the belief that the past can be erased with new technology.
—Randy Bean, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
In the days to follow, as the chalk was erased by rain as well as the Department of Transportation, protestors have continually returned to the site to recolor it.
—Abby Monteil, Them., 2 Sep. 2025
On Earth, features like these may well have been largely erased.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
The sky turned sepia, the sun erased.
—Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
The data is stored for 30 days and then erased, but can be kept for evidence in a crime.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, Florida has shifted from purple to solidly red thanks in part to a strong voter registration push by the Florida GOP that erased a Democratic registration advantage.
—Zac Anderson, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2025
Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2025
After a Horned Frog turnover, senior safety Bud Clark erased the mistake with a 25-yard interception returned for a score to put TCU in front 17-7.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Sep. 2025
Another orthodoxy that organizations must overcome is the belief that the past can be erased with new technology.
—Randy Bean, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
In the days to follow, as the chalk was erased by rain as well as the Department of Transportation, protestors have continually returned to the site to recolor it.
—Abby Monteil, Them., 2 Sep. 2025
On Earth, features like these may well have been largely erased.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
The sky turned sepia, the sun erased.
—Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
The data is stored for 30 days and then erased, but can be kept for evidence in a crime.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, Florida has shifted from purple to solidly red thanks in part to a strong voter registration push by the Florida GOP that erased a Democratic registration advantage.
—Zac Anderson, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for erased
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Screwworm infestations caused massive losses in the cattle industry before the insect was officially eradicated in the United States in the 1960s.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
28 Aug. 2025
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The flies were declared eradicated from Panama in 2006.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
25 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Alternatively, a star being ripped apart in TDE could produce a day-long GRB, but this scenario fails to replicate other properties of the GRB 250702B, an explosion that would require a very unusual star being destroyed by an even stranger black hole.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Hadid was commissioned to design it for a fire brigade on the Vitra Campus after a major 1981 fire destroyed most of the complex, which originally consisted of factory buildings but is now a collection of contemporary design and architecture showrooms.—
Mae Hamilton,
AFAR Media,
9 Sep. 2025
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The Chinese leader, who assumed the presidency in 2013, abolished term limits in 2018.—
Evelyn Cheng,Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
3 Sep. 2025
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In 2018, China’s legislature abolished presidential term limits in a ceremonial vote, effectively allowing Xi to rule for life.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Erased.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erased. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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