erasure

noun

era·​sure i-ˈrā-shər How to pronounce erasure (audio)
 also  -zhər
Synonyms of erasurenext
: an act or instance of erasing

Examples of erasure in a Sentence

accidental erasure of the tape There were many errors and erasures in the typescript.
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Our erasure goes back to the early days of the pandemic, when we were fed the false narrative that contracting Covid-19 ended in one of two ways: either fully recovering in two weeks, or dying from the infection. — Elizabeth Yuko, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2025 The speculation here is that stable, private money will be the instigator of the erasure. — John Tamny, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025 Trump retroactively paused tariffs on specific auto imports for at least another month, but the erasure of all New York Stock Exchange gains since winning back the presidency on Nov. 5, 2024, shows investors broadly never believed that Trump would go through with his tariff regime. — Tiana Lowe Doescher, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Mar. 2025 The erasure and the suppression of more complete narratives have been going on for hundreds of years by those in power. — Ellen Carpenter, AFAR Media, 5 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for erasure

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First Known Use

1734, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of erasure was in 1734

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erasure

noun
era·​sure i-ˈrā-shər How to pronounce erasure (audio)
 also  -zhər
: an act or instance of erasing

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