as in eradicated
to destroy all traces of
an effort to save the species from being erased from this earth
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Recent Examples of erased
Too often, entrepreneurs hold back until every detail seems perfect, but waiting can mean being erased.
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Essence, 18 Sep. 2025
Just weeks ago, gas was 10% cheaper than last year; that was erased.
—Matt Randolph, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Kris Mitchell erased Chambers’ records two years later, and Eric Rivers did it again last season.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
His legacy will not be erased by fear or intimidation.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Orediggers linebacker Brady Zingelmann erased that one on the next play with an interception.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 14 Sep. 2025
Stocks reacted little to the release, though Treasury yields erased losses and turned higher.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
Thomas Saggese sliced San Francisco’s lead to one run with an RBI single, then Jordan Walker erased it entirely with a walk-off, two-run double that deflected off third baseman Matt Chapman’s glove.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025
Taking over for Chris Murphy, who managed to hold the Diamondbacks to one run in three innings despite walking three men, Slaten promptly erased the lineup’s progress.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
Essence, 18 Sep. 2025
Just weeks ago, gas was 10% cheaper than last year; that was erased.
—Matt Randolph, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Kris Mitchell erased Chambers’ records two years later, and Eric Rivers did it again last season.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
His legacy will not be erased by fear or intimidation.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Orediggers linebacker Brady Zingelmann erased that one on the next play with an interception.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 14 Sep. 2025
Stocks reacted little to the release, though Treasury yields erased losses and turned higher.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
Thomas Saggese sliced San Francisco’s lead to one run with an RBI single, then Jordan Walker erased it entirely with a walk-off, two-run double that deflected off third baseman Matt Chapman’s glove.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025
Taking over for Chris Murphy, who managed to hold the Diamondbacks to one run in three innings despite walking three men, Slaten promptly erased the lineup’s progress.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for erased
Verb
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In that time, the potentially fatal disease has been virtually eradicated among American children.—
Kff Health News,
Oc Register,
16 Sep. 2025
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Although interest in Russian Cosmism was quickly eradicated, the movement has acquired new life in the 21st century.—
Tim Brinkhof,
Big Think,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The tall, steep mountains that rise to 6,000 feet in elevation in the Grandfather District saw triple digit winds and some of the heaviest rainfall of the storm with hundreds of miles of trail and road destroyed.—
Graham Averill,
Outside,
16 Sep. 2025
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Alshon cruised past Johnson 3,7 in a surprise, while Garnett destroyed Haworth 4,1 to set up a very solid final.—
Todd Boss,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Department of Labor withdrew a plan to establish a minimum wage for workers with disabilities and abolished wage protections for the home-health aides who assist millions of seniors and disabled people.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
16 Sep. 2025
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Bail reform in Washington Washington abolished cash bail in the early 1990s.—
Christine Scott-Hayward,
The Conversation,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Erased.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erased. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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