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, 10 Jan. 2026
But the stock plummeted in the fourth quarter, more than erasing those earlier gains, as Wall Street became more skeptical of the company's ability to repay debts while delivering on AI.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2026
Instead, the Galaxy are all but certain to place him on the season-ending injury list, opening up a DP slot and erasing the hit his salary takes on the budget cap.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026
Williams, for example, threw two fourth-quarter touchdown passes and his offense added a 2-point conversion after each, erasing a 16-0 advantage in the span of 10 minutes.
—Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
Rising sea levels and relentless storms are erasing land faster than locals – or officials – can respond.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
Aurinia says the remarks triggered a 20 percent drop in its stock, erasing more than $350 million in market value.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
What To Know Stocks plummeted in morning trading on Wall Street, erasing all S&P 500 gains since Election Day.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
Their blueprint—proximity to problems, building a long-term approach, hope-building, erasing the self, and welcoming change—offers wisdom for addressing challenges from corporate boardrooms to community organizations.
—Tarun Galagali, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Jan. 2026
But the stock plummeted in the fourth quarter, more than erasing those earlier gains, as Wall Street became more skeptical of the company's ability to repay debts while delivering on AI.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2026
Instead, the Galaxy are all but certain to place him on the season-ending injury list, opening up a DP slot and erasing the hit his salary takes on the budget cap.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026
Williams, for example, threw two fourth-quarter touchdown passes and his offense added a 2-point conversion after each, erasing a 16-0 advantage in the span of 10 minutes.
—Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
Rising sea levels and relentless storms are erasing land faster than locals – or officials – can respond.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
Aurinia says the remarks triggered a 20 percent drop in its stock, erasing more than $350 million in market value.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
What To Know Stocks plummeted in morning trading on Wall Street, erasing all S&P 500 gains since Election Day.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
Their blueprint—proximity to problems, building a long-term approach, hope-building, erasing the self, and welcoming change—offers wisdom for addressing challenges from corporate boardrooms to community organizations.
—Tarun Galagali, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for erasing
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Global health officials are aiming to replicate the success of eradicating smallpox, which in 1980 became the first disease to be eliminated through human efforts.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
8 Dec. 2025
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These materials conform precisely to the shape of your unique foot, eradicating extra space in your boots.—
Sergei Poljak,
Outside,
16 Nov. 2025
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Trump has urged Republicans to have a simple majority to approve legislation, whether through reconciliation or by abolishing the Senate filibuster.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
27 Dec. 2025
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In the ancient Mauryan Empire in India, Ashoka may also have temporarily reduced slavery by abolishing slave trading, but this change too was not permanent.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Dec. 2025
Verb
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By the 1960s, gas flares and untreated waste spillage were destroying their forests.—
Stanley Stewart,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Jan. 2026
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And there is a risk of the parasites becoming dormant for years before reactivating and destroying a new cornea.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Erasing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erasing. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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