as in removals
an act of erasing something
accidental erasure of the tape
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Recent Examples of erasures
Other red flags are alterations, cross-outs or erasures.
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Mahsa Saeidi, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
Schomburg spent his life defying these prohibitions and erasures.
—Laura E. Helton, Literary Hub, 20 Apr. 2026
Then, amid the pandemic, my research on cultural destruction was suddenly everywhere as Azerbaijan launched a war in our ancestral homeland—fought in the shadow of erasures like Djulfa.
—Simon Maghakyan, Time, 30 Jan. 2026
Mahsa Saeidi, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
Schomburg spent his life defying these prohibitions and erasures.
—Laura E. Helton, Literary Hub, 20 Apr. 2026
Then, amid the pandemic, my research on cultural destruction was suddenly everywhere as Azerbaijan launched a war in our ancestral homeland—fought in the shadow of erasures like Djulfa.
—Simon Maghakyan, Time, 30 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for erasures
Noun
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While a lower court placed a stay on removals while the litigation was pending, the Supreme Court lifted the stay in June 2025.—
Julia Ingram,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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Trump is withdrawing his pick to lead the National Park Service as the agency reels from mass firings, exhibit removals and an ongoing leadership vacuum with no permanent director.—
Matthew Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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The coalition — composed of transit districts, town municipality groups and other transportation advocates — reported that without the state funding, more than 10,000 riders across 15 microtransit zones face the threat of service eliminations and have to seek other transportation alternatives.—
Sara Bedigian,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2026
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In other words, the district would have had to identify cuts beyond administrative job eliminations to fund the contract, but there was no plan to do so.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Passengers will not be reimbursed for costs incurred as a result of the flight cancellations, such as emergency hotels, unless otherwise covered by their travel insurance plans.—
Yuliya Talmazan,
NBC news,
2 May 2026
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After numerous flight delays and cancellations caused by a pre-Christmas winter storm and below zero temperatures in Romulus, Michigan, United States on December 29, 2022.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
2 May 2026
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“Erasures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erasures. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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