as in to eradicate
to destroy all traces of
an effort to save the species from being erased from this earth
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The firm actually beat estimates for earnings and revenue, but nearly $23 billion was erased from its market capitalization amid Friday’s slide.
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Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024
But recently, Trump has been furious that his successful June debate against President Biden led to Biden being replaced on the Democratic ticket by Harris, who has erased Trump's big lead in the polls.
—Alex Thompson, Axios, 13 Sep. 2024
Since Hernandez was in the process of appealing his conviction and died before that appeal could be resolved, the case returned to its initial phase — essentially erasing his guilty verdict.
—Lynsey Eidell, Peoplemag, 18 Sep. 2024
Nearly all of the craters themselves have long since vanished—some covered by ice at the South Pole, some erased by erosion, some broken up by tectonic plates crashing together and disrupting the ground above them.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 18 Sep. 2024
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Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024
But recently, Trump has been furious that his successful June debate against President Biden led to Biden being replaced on the Democratic ticket by Harris, who has erased Trump's big lead in the polls.
—Alex Thompson, Axios, 13 Sep. 2024
Since Hernandez was in the process of appealing his conviction and died before that appeal could be resolved, the case returned to its initial phase — essentially erasing his guilty verdict.
—Lynsey Eidell, Peoplemag, 18 Sep. 2024
Nearly all of the craters themselves have long since vanished—some covered by ice at the South Pole, some erased by erosion, some broken up by tectonic plates crashing together and disrupting the ground above them.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 18 Sep. 2024
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“Erase.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erase. Accessed 28 Sep. 2024.
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