erasure

Example Sentences

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Yet Mr. Trump’s over-the-top rhetoric about Iran’s civilizational erasure came the same day he engaged in relaxed and jokey conversation with the Artemis astronauts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

"New York is the birthplace of the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement, and no act of erasure will ever change, or silence, that history," he wrote on X.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

That longstanding erasure has made Natchez a less commercially friendly prospect to younger generations of visitors.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026

"Forgiveness without cost is not reconciliation, it's erasure," Chamblee said.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2026

The past was erased, the erasure was forgotten, the lie became truth.

From "1984" by George Orwell