erasure

Example Sentences

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Cabinet officials come and go, but the near-immediate removal of Bondi’s image signaled something closer to erasure than transition, a rapid closing of ranks inside a department that had already been under pressure.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

Houda Fonone, a Moroccan model and content creator who advocates for more authentic representations of black women, says the trend is about "erasure".

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

“One Battle After Another” looked at the impact of militarized authority—and opened with an armed raid to free detainees at a government immigration center—while “Sinners” examined the complexities of Black American history and cultural erasure.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 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

“The permanent erasure of my family’s debts to you so that I’m free to leave the Night Zoo forever,” said Koffi immediately.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray