as in to eradicate
to destroy all traces of
an effort to save the species from being erased from this earth
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Recent Examples of erase
Layering Through Digital Transactions: These synthetic accounts engage in seemingly legitimate activities—opening credit lines, initiating high-frequency transactions and routing money through multiple financial institutions to erase the trail.
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Parya Lotfi, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
But recent federal funding and staffing cuts undermine the future of the 988 program and threaten to erase progress made in Indiana and elsewhere, mental health advocates said.
—Samantha Liss | Kff Health News, ABC News, 16 Apr. 2025
Monday’s trial proceeding, though, may show that getting a seat at the inauguration table does not erase the long MAGA memories.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 15 Apr. 2025
Right behind was Rory McIlroy, who tried to erase from his memory that sloppy finish in the first round and roared into contention to put the career Grand Slam back into view.
—Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 12 Apr. 2025
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Parya Lotfi, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
But recent federal funding and staffing cuts undermine the future of the 988 program and threaten to erase progress made in Indiana and elsewhere, mental health advocates said.
—Samantha Liss | Kff Health News, ABC News, 16 Apr. 2025
Monday’s trial proceeding, though, may show that getting a seat at the inauguration table does not erase the long MAGA memories.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 15 Apr. 2025
Right behind was Rory McIlroy, who tried to erase from his memory that sloppy finish in the first round and roared into contention to put the career Grand Slam back into view.
—Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 12 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for erase
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What to know to recognize the symptoms How to get rid of acid reflux In most cases, acid reflux can actually be eradicated for good.—
Hannah Yasharoff,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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Ease of use The goal of a fruit fly trap is to easily and quickly eradicate your population of fruit flies.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
18 Apr. 2025
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France belatedly abolished slavery in 1848 in its remaining colonies of Martinique, Guadeloupe, Réunion and French Guyana, which are still territories of France today.—
Marlene L. Daut,
The Conversation,
16 Apr. 2025
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The Legislature eliminated parole for nearly everyone imprisoned for crimes committed after Aug. 1, making Louisiana the 17th state in a half-century to abolish parole altogether and the first in 24 years to do so.—
Richard A. Webster,
ProPublica,
10 Apr. 2025
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More than half a dozen tornadoes have been confirmed, including one in Marshall County, Oklahoma, that left two homes completely destroyed and damaged about 20 others.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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The war has destroyed vast parts of Gaza and most of its food production capabilities.—
Melanie Lidman,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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“Erase.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erase. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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