erasure

noun

era·sure i-ˈrā-shər

also -zhər

Synonyms of erasure next

: an act or instance of erasing

Examples of erasure in a Sentence

accidental erasure of the tape There were many errors and erasures in the typescript.

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This scenario could be played for eerie tragedy: In the 1959 film On the Beach, Australians go about their ordinary lives while waiting for the fallout of a nuclear war to arrive and complete humanity’s erasure. —

Adam Kirsch, The Atlantic, 31 Dec. 2024 The violence is here made metaphorical, the erasure of Black women invoked through the outlines of missing faces and hands. —

Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 19 Dec. 2024 This analysis is partly Gabriel Vilardi erasure; Vilardi is having an excellent year, helping a line that was outscored last season win its minutes. —

Murat Ates, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024 Villagers here remember the Soviet history of Ukraine as a time of erasure of unique regional traditions. —

Ross Peleh, NPR, 25 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for erasure