as in removal
an act of erasing something
accidental erasure of the tape
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Recent Examples of erasure
Under its terms, IBR concludes in debt erasure after 20 years or 25 years of payments, depending on the age of a borrower’s loans.
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Annie Nova, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2025
An annual spectacle to refute our constant erasure, whether intended or committed in ignorance, from the zeitgeist.
—Rodney Carmichael, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
Various official decisions have meanwhile prompted claims of erasure, from the Pentagon stripping the name of history-making gay rights activist and politician Harvey Milk from a US Navy ship to information about Harriet Tubman being removed from a federal website, then restored following backlash.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025
With Matthew Tkachuk already out until December, Barkov’s erasure has seen Florida dropped from near the top of betting odds to all the way to seventh at DraftKings.
—Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2025
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Annie Nova, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2025
An annual spectacle to refute our constant erasure, whether intended or committed in ignorance, from the zeitgeist.
—Rodney Carmichael, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
Various official decisions have meanwhile prompted claims of erasure, from the Pentagon stripping the name of history-making gay rights activist and politician Harvey Milk from a US Navy ship to information about Harriet Tubman being removed from a federal website, then restored following backlash.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025
With Matthew Tkachuk already out until December, Barkov’s erasure has seen Florida dropped from near the top of betting odds to all the way to seventh at DraftKings.
—Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for erasure
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Blain was charged in San Diego Superior Court with four felony counts of perjury, asking for a bribe by a member of a legislative body, soliciting a bribe and destruction or removal of public records, along with misdemeanor petty theft.—
Susan Gill Vardon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Oct. 2025
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One way to assess possible malignancy is irregularity of a growth, speed of growth, localized lymph node metastasis as evidenced by enlargement of the nodes, and more but there is no substitute for an FNA or removal and biopsy.—
Dr. John De Jong,
Boston Herald,
26 Oct. 2025
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If passed by the legislature and approved by a majority of voters, the elimination of non-school property taxes would come into force as of January 1, 2027.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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But Canada is now poised to lose its elimination status, and the US could soon too.—
Sarah Hutter,
CNN Money,
27 Oct. 2025
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Then again, ticket refunds for cancellations are quick and automatic these days.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
23 Oct. 2025
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No reason for that cancellation was given either, but the home of the Chicago Bulls had just implemented a stricter bag policy, which would have banned fans from bringing bags of any kind to the YoungBoy show.—
Mackenzie Cummings-Grady,
Billboard,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Erasure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erasure. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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