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erase

[ih-reys] / ɪˈreɪs /
VERB
remove; rub out
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abolish delete eliminate expunge negate obliterate wipe out
STRONG
annul blank blot cancel cut dispatch efface excise extirpate gut kill launder nullify strike trim withdraw
WEAK
X out black out blue pencil cross out cut out disannul scratch out stamp out strike out take out unsee
Antonyms
STRONGEST
build construct ratify
STRONG
allow keep lose permit retain validate
WEAK
add insert put in

Example Sentences

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“One does not erase a civilization,” French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said in a local television interview.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

In pursuit of aesthetic purity, these designs erase any trace of human labor or the complex mechanisms beneath the surface.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

Over a simple acoustic backing, he reminisces about "smokey bars and cheap guitars", observing that while Liverpool is always changing, "nothing can erase the days we left behind".

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

If prices settle around $100 a barrel, it could erase 0.1% of real gross domestic product growth that we’d otherwise see.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

All she had were the images burned on her brain and the sensations burned into her skin, and how did you erase those?

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby