as in removal
an act of erasing something
accidental erasure of the tape
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Recent Examples of erasure
The first wave of this assault is a strategy of erasure through fiscal starvation.
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Andrew Weinstein, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
Because so much about being Black in America is about endurance, the daily negotiation between visibility and erasure, between power and stillness.
—Marcus J. Moore, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2025
About the work Questlove is doing, Kerry Gordy underscores the importance, and the risk of erasure particularly under the current presidential administration.
—Essence, 14 Oct. 2025
Follows four Armenian women fighting the erasure and ethnic cleansing of their homeland of Artsakh.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
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Andrew Weinstein, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
Because so much about being Black in America is about endurance, the daily negotiation between visibility and erasure, between power and stillness.
—Marcus J. Moore, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2025
About the work Questlove is doing, Kerry Gordy underscores the importance, and the risk of erasure particularly under the current presidential administration.
—Essence, 14 Oct. 2025
Follows four Armenian women fighting the erasure and ethnic cleansing of their homeland of Artsakh.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for erasure
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Some said they were held in detention centers for months before their deportation and were moved multiple times to detention centers in multiple states before their removal from the United States.—
Daniel Gonzalez,
USA Today,
9 Nov. 2025
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The attorneys for the Department of Justice argued that the preliminary injunction blocking Abrego Garcia’s removal to Liberia should be dissolved because the government received assurances from the government of the West African country that he will not be persecuted or tortured.—
Laura Romero,
ABC News,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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There’s potential for Missouri and Oklahoma to be a game between SEC teams with two losses and therefore a de facto elimination game.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
3 Nov. 2025
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From there, the competition follows a single-elimination format through the Round of 16, quarterfinals, semifinals, third-place match, and final.—
Jenzia Burgos,
StyleCaster,
3 Nov. 2025
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Despite the 2025 report (read it here) showing a slight uptick from last year’s 468 to 489 LGBTQ characters across all platforms, that number takes a major blow as more than 200 (41%) of those characters will not return, due to series cancellations, endings or limited series format.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
6 Nov. 2025
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But finding another seat can be difficult, especially if this lasts into the holidays, or if bad weather causes flight cancellations elsewhere.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Erasure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erasure. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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