erased

verb

past tense of erase
as in eradicated
to destroy all traces of an effort to save the species from being erased from this earth

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Recent Examples of erased The line between a pocket camera and a drone keeps getting blurrier, and HoverAir has just about erased it. — New Atlas, 21 Aug. 2026 Amid Issues That message is significant because Sanchez’s defensive problems clearly have not erased his value to the Blue Jays. — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026 An Israeli high school computer science prodigy was erased from the official leaderboard at an international competition in Uzbekistan after displaying an Israeli flag on the victory podium. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 Aug. 2026 The Agriculture Department recently erased the rule with 21 days of public comment and not a single public meeting. — Will Pattiz, Denver Post, 19 Aug. 2026 The formal designation settles a debate over whether or not the site’s role in one of the more significant events in Israel history should be remembered or erased. — Deborah Danan, Sun Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2026 The modest volumes of Sleeping Muse, or Danaïde, or Bird in Space belie an intricate and iterative labor, which in turn erased its own traces. — Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 16 Aug. 2026 Their efforts have successfully erased half the population from public life and made Afghanistan one of the world’s most dangerous places to be a woman. — Kara Fox, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026 The compromises of going with a foldable over a regular flat phone have largely been erased with the Z Fold 8 Ultra. — ArsTechnica, 14 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for erased
  1. eradicated
  2. abolished
  3. destroyed
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  • In 1979, the United States became the first country to declare polio eradicated following years of mass vaccinations; in subsequent decades, many other countries reported similar results.
    — Eli Cahan, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Now, there is a constant obsession over energy levels and management that has eradicated the previous ‘flat out’ approach to racing.
    — Luke Smith, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of eradicated
Verb
  • Japan has faced growing criticism over its use of the death penalty, as a majority of the international community has abolished capital punishment.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • In 2015, China also complied with the World Trade Organization ruling against China’s rare-earth export restrictions and abolished its export quota system.
    — GLORIA XIONG, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of abolished
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  • Glutathione was offered to firefighters during recent blazes that destroyed hundreds of buildings in and around Spokane, Washington.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • If satellites supporting communications or ISR were damaged or destroyed, a faster and less expensive launch system could theoretically allow replacement spacecraft to be deployed more quickly.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of destroyed

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“Erased.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erased. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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