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 win improves the Bills' record to 5-2 and erases some of the pain from their two-game losing streak.
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Anne Erickson, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
The Amazon Basin builds and erases its own geography through its rivers.
—Isa Cardona, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
This turnover erases institutional knowledge, disrupts relationships, and leads to inconsistent policy enforcement.
—Peter White, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
Undue’s bulk purchase of debt affords them a substantial discount, so every donor dollar erases around $100 in debt.
—Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 10 Oct. 2025
Whereas Jonathan Greenard is a game-wrecker against the run and pass, and Van Ginkel erases most screens and outlet passes to the perimeter, Turner isn’t that type of guy right now.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
This pledge erases dissenting Israeli voices, legitimizes falsehoods, and shields Hamas from blame.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025
But how often can the Pats bank on Drake Maye enjoying the best start of his career, while Antonio Gibson erases a Dolphins punt return touchdown with his own return touchdown on the next play?
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Because resetting erases all custom settings, use this option only if restarting and other troubleshooting methods haven’t solved the problem.
—Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
Anne Erickson, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
The Amazon Basin builds and erases its own geography through its rivers.
—Isa Cardona, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
This turnover erases institutional knowledge, disrupts relationships, and leads to inconsistent policy enforcement.
—Peter White, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
Undue’s bulk purchase of debt affords them a substantial discount, so every donor dollar erases around $100 in debt.
—Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 10 Oct. 2025
Whereas Jonathan Greenard is a game-wrecker against the run and pass, and Van Ginkel erases most screens and outlet passes to the perimeter, Turner isn’t that type of guy right now.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
This pledge erases dissenting Israeli voices, legitimizes falsehoods, and shields Hamas from blame.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025
But how often can the Pats bank on Drake Maye enjoying the best start of his career, while Antonio Gibson erases a Dolphins punt return touchdown with his own return touchdown on the next play?
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Because resetting erases all custom settings, use this option only if restarting and other troubleshooting methods haven’t solved the problem.
—Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for erases
Verb
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Bonacini wants gold — a sterilizing cure that eradicates every trace of the virus and cannot return.—
Jia H. Jung,
Mercury News,
1 Sep. 2025
Verb
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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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One such affliction is Tay-Sachs, a disease that disproportionately affects people of Ashkenazi descent and destroys brain and spinal nerve cells.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
7 Nov. 2025
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The movie follows a similar arc, with an additional subplot in which the creature destroys the city while under the influence of a powerful demon.—
Katie Rife,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Erases.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erases. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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