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
In August, the Taliban published vice laws that ban women’s voices and bare faces in public in an effort to completely erase Afghan women and girls from public life.
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Brian Cheng, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
These services do all the work for you by actively monitoring and systematically erasing your personal information from hundreds of websites.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 11 Dec. 2024
But the parent complained that only later did the consumer discover that Epic Games did not erase the credit card information.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 10 Dec. 2024
The Korean won erased some of its losses from Tuesday, with the U.S. dollar standing at around 1,410.31 won during early trades.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2024
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Brian Cheng, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
These services do all the work for you by actively monitoring and systematically erasing your personal information from hundreds of websites.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 11 Dec. 2024
But the parent complained that only later did the consumer discover that Epic Games did not erase the credit card information.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 10 Dec. 2024
The Korean won erased some of its losses from Tuesday, with the U.S. dollar standing at around 1,410.31 won during early trades.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2024
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On this day in 1979: Scientists declared that smallpox had been eradicated about a dozen years after the World Health Organization intensified its vaccination push and prior requirements in many countries in the Americas and Europe.Mark Jones, The Arizona Republic, 9 Dec. 2024
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In the 1950s, an ambitious international campaign was launched to eradicate the insect in the north and center of the continent.Geraldine Castro, WIRED, 4 Dec. 2024
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Kash Patel vows to abolish the ‘deep state’; Trump’s FBI pick thrills MAGA base Robby Soave and Steven Olikara weigh in on Donald Trump’s nominee to spearhead the FBI, Kash Patel.The Hill, The Hill, 2 Dec. 2024
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Rankin believed that without a widespread moral awakening, the prospect was slim that slavery could be abolished.TIME, TIME, 2 Dec. 2024
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Meanwhile, almost 20 American naval vessels and more than 300 airplanes were destroyed or damaged.Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
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He is then seen waving the baton, destroying property and throwing items at police, according to his criminal complaint.Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Erase.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erase. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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