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
Continuing its focus on privacy, the app features a flame button that instantly erases all your history.
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Michael Muchmore, PC Magazine, 28 May 2026
Antler erases this stereotype once and for all by emphasizing all things artisanal, warmth-exuding, and high-texture with its summer launch.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 27 May 2026
This is a part of a wider trend showing what organizational design should look like when AI erases the coordination costs that made management necessary in the first place.
—Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Leclerc cuts the chicane, but which point the chasing George Russell fully erases the 14-second gap Leclerc had when the lap commenced.
—Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 11 May 2026
Through innovative features, quality materials, and high design, the Rocket proved to be an impressively responsive, multi-functional tool that erases nearly all the friction associated with tripods and heavy gear.
—Robb Rice, Robb Report, 10 May 2026
Continue reading … MAPS AND MONOPOLY — Tennessee GOP erases last Democratic seat as lawmakers blast air horns in protest.
—FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026
The practice contaminates the legal supply chain, threatens public health, and erases tax liability, industry insiders and officials say.
—Karen Morfitt, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
The decline erases much of Brown-Forman’s gain since Bloomberg News first reported Pernod’s interest in a deal only a month ago.
—Redd Brown, Bloomberg, 29 Apr. 2026
Michael Muchmore, PC Magazine, 28 May 2026
Antler erases this stereotype once and for all by emphasizing all things artisanal, warmth-exuding, and high-texture with its summer launch.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 27 May 2026
This is a part of a wider trend showing what organizational design should look like when AI erases the coordination costs that made management necessary in the first place.
—Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Leclerc cuts the chicane, but which point the chasing George Russell fully erases the 14-second gap Leclerc had when the lap commenced.
—Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 11 May 2026
Through innovative features, quality materials, and high design, the Rocket proved to be an impressively responsive, multi-functional tool that erases nearly all the friction associated with tripods and heavy gear.
—Robb Rice, Robb Report, 10 May 2026
Continue reading … MAPS AND MONOPOLY — Tennessee GOP erases last Democratic seat as lawmakers blast air horns in protest.
—FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026
The practice contaminates the legal supply chain, threatens public health, and erases tax liability, industry insiders and officials say.
—Karen Morfitt, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
The decline erases much of Brown-Forman’s gain since Bloomberg News first reported Pernod’s interest in a deal only a month ago.
—Redd Brown, Bloomberg, 29 Apr. 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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Then comes the eruption of a giant, bright fireball that destroys the rocket and its launchpad.—
Lee Billings,
Scientific American,
29 May 2026
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that destroys nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that a person needs to walk, talk, swallow and breathe, according to the ALS Assn.—
Assistant Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2026
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“Erases.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erases. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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