as in removals
an act of erasing something
accidental erasure of the tape
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Recent Examples of erasures
It should be mentioned that several book erasures have occurred in US publishing in recent years when a particular volume was deemed censorship-worthy not by the vigilantly value-defensive right but the vigilantly value-defensive left.
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Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 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
Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 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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The lawsuit alleges the removals target topics like slavery, Indigenous peoples, and climate science.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
18 Feb. 2026
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Quentin Kujala, the chief of conservation policy at Montana’s Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, told me that the number of lethal wolf removals that officials have had to conduct due to livestock conflicts has decreased in that same time frame.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
16 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Second round eliminations are based on the cumulative voting in both preliminary rounds.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Feb. 2026
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Round-by-round eliminations are gone, as is the one-race title finale.—
Jenny Catlin,
New York Times,
15 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Those with air travel plans should be prepared for widespread flight cancellations, delays and ground stops.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
21 Feb. 2026
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Widespread flight cancellations and delays may occur at airports in affected areas, NYC Emergency Management said.—
Selena Simmons-Duffin,
NPR,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Erasures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erasures. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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