as in eradicating
to destroy all traces of
an effort to save the species from being erased from this earth
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Recent Examples of erasing
These services do all the work for you by actively monitoring and systematically erasing your personal information from hundreds of websites.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Private equity firms are showing a great interest in buying into the NFL — the biggest and most profitable sports league in the world — and are boosting values by setting a floor on valuations and erasing concerns other limited partners may have had over liquidity, CNBC reported.
—Michael Ozanian, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025
The change also faced pushback from residents and business owners along the stretch concerned about the erasing history and the potential financial implications of the change.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2025
Data show that since the advent of LED lights, light pollution levels globally have been rising by around 10 percent per year, virtually erasing stars from the night sky.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 21 Oct. 2025
But not every state allows medical assistants to give injections, erasing that cost savings.
—Helen Ouyang, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2025
The Miami Hurricanes were a kick away from completely erasing their deficit against the Louisville Cardinals on Friday — one that was as large as 14 points in the first quarter and still 11 points in the fourth quarter.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
Residents fear a groundwater grab from big cities, but the Hobbs administration is not focused on erasing that status, the governor told The Republic in June.
—Clara Migoya, AZCentral.com, 17 Oct. 2025
The floor buffers come out, whining like jet engines in the hallways, erasing over a month’s worth of shoe scuffs that made the place look like the dasher boards at the hockey rink.
—Mark Glende, Twin Cities, 15 Oct. 2025
Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Private equity firms are showing a great interest in buying into the NFL — the biggest and most profitable sports league in the world — and are boosting values by setting a floor on valuations and erasing concerns other limited partners may have had over liquidity, CNBC reported.
—Michael Ozanian, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025
The change also faced pushback from residents and business owners along the stretch concerned about the erasing history and the potential financial implications of the change.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2025
Data show that since the advent of LED lights, light pollution levels globally have been rising by around 10 percent per year, virtually erasing stars from the night sky.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 21 Oct. 2025
But not every state allows medical assistants to give injections, erasing that cost savings.
—Helen Ouyang, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2025
The Miami Hurricanes were a kick away from completely erasing their deficit against the Louisville Cardinals on Friday — one that was as large as 14 points in the first quarter and still 11 points in the fourth quarter.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
Residents fear a groundwater grab from big cities, but the Hobbs administration is not focused on erasing that status, the governor told The Republic in June.
—Clara Migoya, AZCentral.com, 17 Oct. 2025
The floor buffers come out, whining like jet engines in the hallways, erasing over a month’s worth of shoe scuffs that made the place look like the dasher boards at the hockey rink.
—Mark Glende, Twin Cities, 15 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for erasing
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Sixth-generation Texas rancher James Clement III told CNBC the key to eradicating the screwworm threat is years out.—
Lori Ann LaRocco,
CNBC,
21 Oct. 2025
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Texas only gained 179 yards for the game, eradicating the good offensive vibes from the previous week.—
Seth Emerson,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
Verb
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DeSantis has repeatedly spoken in support of abolishing state property taxes entirely, an option that is still being considered by lawmakers—though a recent survey showed that a majority of Floridians do not back such drastic action.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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Both Biss and Abughazaleh support abolishing ICE, and the winner of their primary will be heavily favored to hold a seat whose voters backed Kamala Harris by 37 points last year.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Overdevelopment destroying our communities.—
Deputy News Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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Unless this is another ploy by women who are intent on destroying each other.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Erasing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erasing. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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