as in removal
an act of erasing something
accidental erasure of the tape
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Recent Examples of erasure
But the upside of this Carsley erasure is that the show can portray a smooth transition from Southgate straight to Tuchel.
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Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
The wall drawings also contain erasure marks, vestiges of the artist’s false starts and corrections.
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Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
For pilgrims, Hajj, performed over five days, can be a deeply moving spiritual experience and a chance to seek God’s forgiveness and the erasure of past sins.
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Baraa Anwer,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2026
For pilgrims, Hajj, performed over several days, can be a deeply moving spiritual experience and a chance to seek God’s forgiveness and the erasure of past sins.
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ABC News,
26 May 2026
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Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
The wall drawings also contain erasure marks, vestiges of the artist’s false starts and corrections.
—
Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
For pilgrims, Hajj, performed over five days, can be a deeply moving spiritual experience and a chance to seek God’s forgiveness and the erasure of past sins.
—
Baraa Anwer,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2026
For pilgrims, Hajj, performed over several days, can be a deeply moving spiritual experience and a chance to seek God’s forgiveness and the erasure of past sins.
—
ABC News,
26 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for erasure
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Federal authorities last year ordered the removal of herds from protected Indigenous territory on the world's largest river island, Bananal Island.
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Some of those include panniculectomies (Ozempic skin removal surgery) and abdominoplasties (tummy tucks).
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Amodei predicts that, over the next five to ten years, AI will achieve, among other things, the reliable prevention and treatment of nearly all natural infectious disease, the elimination of most cancer, the prevention of Alzheimer’s and a doubling of the human lifespan.
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Combined with the elimination of structural bottlenecks, the result is a more streamlined logistics network that moves goods faster, more reliably, and at a lower cost for businesses across the region.
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There are 179 delays and 65 cancellations into or out of Love Field.
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Benefits include coverage for tire and windshield (from road hazards), key fob replacement, roadside assistance and 30-day cancellation policy.
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“Erasure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erasure. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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