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erasing

NOUN
annulment
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abolition abrogation breakup cancellation deletion dissolution nullification repeal retraction reversal revocation
STRONG
abatement annihilation discharge invalidation negation neutralization obliteration recall rescission split undoing vitiation voiding
WEAK
countermanding dedomiciling going phfft rescinding rescindment split up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
approval confirmation establishment
WEAK
enactment restoration retention validation
NOUN
expunction
Synonyms
STRONG
cancellation deletion expunging
WEAK
blotting out canceling crossing out deleting

Example Sentences

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Erasing the risk of severe demand destruction leaves an inflation problem that wasn’t fully extinguished before the war, plus elevated energy prices are likely to remain a problem.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

B42C-08 Erasing the western US forest-fire deficit will require approximately 60 million hectares of ecologically beneficial burning over the next decade.

From Science Daily • Dec. 18, 2025

Erasing past October failures might no longer be a motivation.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 29, 2025

Erasing "mental health" in the promotion of resiliency is not only creating more stigma and shame around mental health, Dr. Torres-Mackie said, but it is elevating toxic positivity.

From Salon • Jun. 26, 2023

Erasing the blackboard before we could finish our copying, she spoke breathlessly about Brown v.

From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals