as in eradicates
to destroy all traces of
an effort to save the species from being erased from this earth
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Recent Examples of erases
Some see an opportunity for more informed conversations Whether or not the city ultimately erases Chavez's name from public spaces, some think this is an opportunity to highlight other pivotal labor leaders – including Filipino organizer Larry Itliong.
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Kerry Klein, NPR, 31 Mar. 2026
That prescription erases one-quarter of the shortfalls and saves $190 billion over the next decade.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026
But a 4-6-3 double play erases the threat.
—Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 13 Mar. 2026
The irony being that, according to Over The Cap, Hendrickson’s signing erases a 2027 comp pick that would have gone to the Ravens and sends one to Cincinnati.
—Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
The other serves as the president and CEO of Undue Medical Debt, the only nonprofit that acquires and erases medical debt for those most burdened.
—Allison Sesso, STAT, 20 Feb. 2026
Food and drink The casual, open-plan kitchen erases the divide between Sussurro’s chefs and guests, inviting collaboration and conversation sparked by the display of fresh produce harvested straight from the on-site garden or sourced from organic farmers’ markets.
—Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Feb. 2026
The second annual Jambaloo erases that notion.
—Thor Christensen, Dallas Morning News, 4 Feb. 2026
His job isn’t to get Giannis to the playoffs this season; his job is to wipe the slate clean and procure a trade package that erases the sins of the last half-decade (all in pursuit of a second Bucks title) and also secure the next decade-plus of Bucks basketball.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2026
Kerry Klein, NPR, 31 Mar. 2026
That prescription erases one-quarter of the shortfalls and saves $190 billion over the next decade.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026
But a 4-6-3 double play erases the threat.
—Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 13 Mar. 2026
The irony being that, according to Over The Cap, Hendrickson’s signing erases a 2027 comp pick that would have gone to the Ravens and sends one to Cincinnati.
—Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
The other serves as the president and CEO of Undue Medical Debt, the only nonprofit that acquires and erases medical debt for those most burdened.
—Allison Sesso, STAT, 20 Feb. 2026
Food and drink The casual, open-plan kitchen erases the divide between Sussurro’s chefs and guests, inviting collaboration and conversation sparked by the display of fresh produce harvested straight from the on-site garden or sourced from organic farmers’ markets.
—Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Feb. 2026
The second annual Jambaloo erases that notion.
—Thor Christensen, Dallas Morning News, 4 Feb. 2026
His job isn’t to get Giannis to the playoffs this season; his job is to wipe the slate clean and procure a trade package that erases the sins of the last half-decade (all in pursuit of a second Bucks title) and also secure the next decade-plus of Bucks basketball.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for erases
Verb
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This method completely eradicates weeds on contact without any toxic chemicals.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Kansas City Star,
26 Mar. 2026
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These four novels create a convincing, wrenching, kaleidoscopic picture of the range and repetitions of the most fatal kind of love; the sort of love that allows nothing else to grow around it, that eradicates all dignity; a love which, in order to be completed, must be told.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Instead, this measure abolishes them.—
Jon Coupal,
Oc Register,
31 Aug. 2025
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The Iranian parliament has just approved a law that abolishes prison sentences for those who had to leave Iran illegally.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
11 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Rototilling also destroys earthworms and the critical beneficial microbes that interact with plant roots to keep them healthy.—
Nan Sterman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
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Because scarring alopecia destroys the hair follicles, the resulting hair loss is permanent.—
Rebecca Strong,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Erases.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erases. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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