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
The practice contaminates the legal supply chain, threatens public health, and erases tax liability, industry insiders and officials say.
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Karen Morfitt, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
None of this erases the progress Illinois has made.
—Sonya M. Harper, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
But the staggering amount of money poured into this club by BlueCo over the past three years drowns out all attempts at mitigation and erases all excuses.
—Liam Twomey, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2026
Some see an opportunity for more informed conversations Whether or not the city ultimately erases Chavez's name from public spaces, some think this is an opportunity to highlight other pivotal labor leaders – including Filipino organizer Larry Itliong.
—Kerry Klein, NPR, 31 Mar. 2026
That prescription erases one-quarter of the shortfalls and saves $190 billion over the next decade.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026
But a 4-6-3 double play erases the threat.
—Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 13 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
Bisbee preserves history and erases it at the same time.
—Masha Hamilton, Longreads, 19 Feb. 2026
Karen Morfitt, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
None of this erases the progress Illinois has made.
—Sonya M. Harper, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
But the staggering amount of money poured into this club by BlueCo over the past three years drowns out all attempts at mitigation and erases all excuses.
—Liam Twomey, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2026
Some see an opportunity for more informed conversations Whether or not the city ultimately erases Chavez's name from public spaces, some think this is an opportunity to highlight other pivotal labor leaders – including Filipino organizer Larry Itliong.
—Kerry Klein, NPR, 31 Mar. 2026
That prescription erases one-quarter of the shortfalls and saves $190 billion over the next decade.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026
But a 4-6-3 double play erases the threat.
—Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 13 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
Bisbee preserves history and erases it at the same time.
—Masha Hamilton, Longreads, 19 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for erases
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Treating the underlying condition eradicates the need for drug treatments that act globally.—
Dr. Patricia Richard,
Hartford Courant,
14 Apr. 2026
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This method completely eradicates weeds on contact without any toxic chemicals.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Kansas City Star,
26 Mar. 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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Levine Cava said the Kelly Tractor project destroys too many wetlands and bypasses county rules on approving development proposed outside Miami-Dade’s Urban Development Boundary.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
23 Apr. 2026
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The novel begins with a deadly fire that destroys two tenements.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Erases.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erases. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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