as in removal
an act of erasing something
accidental erasure of the tape
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Recent Examples of erasure
Decades after his murder and years after the collapse of the Pinochet regime, law entered the story — not as a substitute for music, but as a means of preventing erasure.
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Christina Hioureas, Rolling Stone, 22 Mar. 2026
With the erasure of so much natural habitat, pollution, overfishing and climate change, populations of popular fish like grouper and snapper are declining.
—Nathan Rott, NPR, 17 Mar. 2026
Physical acts of racist terror have been coupled with the violent erasure of history.
—Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026
White Castle and Cheesecake Factory vending machines at Boston Logan International Airport offer a limited selection of disappointing food – and human erasure.
—Tim Carman, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2026
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Christina Hioureas, Rolling Stone, 22 Mar. 2026
With the erasure of so much natural habitat, pollution, overfishing and climate change, populations of popular fish like grouper and snapper are declining.
—Nathan Rott, NPR, 17 Mar. 2026
Physical acts of racist terror have been coupled with the violent erasure of history.
—Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026
White Castle and Cheesecake Factory vending machines at Boston Logan International Airport offer a limited selection of disappointing food – and human erasure.
—Tim Carman, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for erasure
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In both cases, no explanation was given for their removal.—
Tom Bowman,
NPR,
27 Mar. 2026
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The fourth program, Shoreline’s Community Care employment program, hires individuals on the street to do jobs like street cleaning, sidewalk sweeping, graffiti removal, landscaping, trash removal, and custodial and janitorial work.—
Reyna Huff,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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The plaintiffs also argue that MLB’s elimination of a centralized scouting bureau—where the league employed scouts, several of whom were older—reflected a directive to eliminate older scouts.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
30 Mar. 2026
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Only 22% of workers feel that their jobs are safe from elimination.—
Kristin Stoller,
Fortune,
30 Mar. 2026
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The work-stoppage resulted in the cancellation of that fall’s World Series—a high-profile erasure the likes of which had happened only once before … in 1904.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
27 Mar. 2026
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Active noise cancellation helps keep the cabin quiet, while a six-speaker audio system provides solid sound for the daily commute.—
Sponsored Content,
Denver Post,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Erasure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erasure. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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