as in removal
an act of erasing something
accidental erasure of the tape
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Recent Examples of erasure
When brown communities are being targeted and harassed in real life, when immigration raids, surveillance and political scapegoating are part of the daily backdrop, erasure on screen doesn’t feel abstract.
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Gloria Calderon Kellett, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2026
Normalcy is impossible here without erasure.
—Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
To remain silent is to condone blood on the streets, to condone the execution of artists, the silencing of women, the theft of childhoods and the erasure of human dignity.
—Maryam Lieberman, HollywoodReporter, 23 Jan. 2026
Not emotional regulation, but emotional erasure.
—Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
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Gloria Calderon Kellett, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2026
Normalcy is impossible here without erasure.
—Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
To remain silent is to condone blood on the streets, to condone the execution of artists, the silencing of women, the theft of childhoods and the erasure of human dignity.
—Maryam Lieberman, HollywoodReporter, 23 Jan. 2026
Not emotional regulation, but emotional erasure.
—Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for erasure
Recent Examples of Synonyms for erasure
Noun
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After calls for its removal -- including by Republicans -- the White House said a staffer had posted the video erroneously.—
BILL BARROW,
Arkansas Online,
7 Feb. 2026
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For people that are not tracking what that actually means, that means that ICE can do almost no arrests in the entire country … If a court rules that there’s a final order of removal, they’re removed actually by an administrative warrant, not a judicial warrant.—
Morgan Chalfant,
semafor.com,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Seems to us that elimination oughta mean eliminated.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Feb. 2026
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As of this writing, the outbreak is still ongoing, and America is in danger of having its measles-elimination status revoked by the World Health Organization.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
9 Feb. 2026
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Warm weather and a lack of snow forced the cancellation of seven of the first eight World Cup downhill and snowboard competitions in 2022-23.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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Police did not provide further details on the alert cancellation.—
Elyssa Kaufman,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Erasure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erasure. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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