as in eradicates
to destroy all traces of
an effort to save the species from being erased from this earth
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Recent Examples of erases
But a 4-6-3 double play erases the threat.
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Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 13 Mar. 2026
The irony being that, according to Over The Cap, Hendrickson’s signing erases a 2027 comp pick that would have gone to the Ravens and sends one to Cincinnati.
—Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
The other serves as the president and CEO of Undue Medical Debt, the only nonprofit that acquires and erases medical debt for those most burdened.
—Allison Sesso, STAT, 20 Feb. 2026
Food and drink The casual, open-plan kitchen erases the divide between Sussurro’s chefs and guests, inviting collaboration and conversation sparked by the display of fresh produce harvested straight from the on-site garden or sourced from organic farmers’ markets.
—Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Feb. 2026
The second annual Jambaloo erases that notion.
—Thor Christensen, Dallas Morning News, 4 Feb. 2026
His job isn’t to get Giannis to the playoffs this season; his job is to wipe the slate clean and procure a trade package that erases the sins of the last half-decade (all in pursuit of a second Bucks title) and also secure the next decade-plus of Bucks basketball.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2026
But statistically equalizing these parameters effectively erases some of the benefits of exercise!
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside, 30 Jan. 2026
Nothing about the vote, of course, erases what Belichick accomplished on the field.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2026
Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 13 Mar. 2026
The irony being that, according to Over The Cap, Hendrickson’s signing erases a 2027 comp pick that would have gone to the Ravens and sends one to Cincinnati.
—Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
The other serves as the president and CEO of Undue Medical Debt, the only nonprofit that acquires and erases medical debt for those most burdened.
—Allison Sesso, STAT, 20 Feb. 2026
Food and drink The casual, open-plan kitchen erases the divide between Sussurro’s chefs and guests, inviting collaboration and conversation sparked by the display of fresh produce harvested straight from the on-site garden or sourced from organic farmers’ markets.
—Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Feb. 2026
The second annual Jambaloo erases that notion.
—Thor Christensen, Dallas Morning News, 4 Feb. 2026
His job isn’t to get Giannis to the playoffs this season; his job is to wipe the slate clean and procure a trade package that erases the sins of the last half-decade (all in pursuit of a second Bucks title) and also secure the next decade-plus of Bucks basketball.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2026
But statistically equalizing these parameters effectively erases some of the benefits of exercise!
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside, 30 Jan. 2026
Nothing about the vote, of course, erases what Belichick accomplished on the field.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for erases
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These four novels create a convincing, wrenching, kaleidoscopic picture of the range and repetitions of the most fatal kind of love; the sort of love that allows nothing else to grow around it, that eradicates all dignity; a love which, in order to be completed, must be told.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Feb. 2026
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The path to health involves aggressive treatment that eradicates the disease.—
Pedro A. Rojas Arroyo,
Boston Herald,
22 Jan. 2026
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Instead, this measure abolishes them.—
Jon Coupal,
Oc Register,
31 Aug. 2025
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The Iranian parliament has just approved a law that abolishes prison sentences for those who had to leave Iran illegally.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
11 Aug. 2025
Verb
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After a catastrophic debris strike destroys their shuttle during a spacewalk, Sandra Bullock’s astronaut is left untethered, spinning silently against the vastness of space, while George Clooney’s veteran astronaut tries to guide her from a distance.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2026
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What starts as a series that aims to subvert the heist genre at every turn – amped with thrilling life-or-death stakes, family dynamics, and explosive action – gives birth to an exploration of what drives us, sustains us, and ultimately destroys us.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
18 Mar. 2026
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