as in removal
an act of erasing something
accidental erasure of the tape
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Recent Examples of erasure
The cultural erasure of whip-poor-wills mirrors the species’ actual decline.
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Jared Del Rosso, The Conversation, 22 Oct. 2024
This has been the case for so many Black artists at the core of our collection that this fact defines the substance of our collecting mission, which is to correct that erasure.
—Pamela J. Joyner, ARTnews.com, 14 Oct. 2024
This erasure is especially egregious, since the Beats’ hipster stylings drew heavily from a proximity to Blackness and imitation of jazz musicians.
—Jack Denton, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2024
On the cable front, operators are losing about a tenth of their bundled base each year; all told, the traditional bundle sank to 49.8 million homes at the end of June, which marks a 42% erasure in the last five years.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 30 Sep. 2024
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Jared Del Rosso, The Conversation, 22 Oct. 2024
This has been the case for so many Black artists at the core of our collection that this fact defines the substance of our collecting mission, which is to correct that erasure.
—Pamela J. Joyner, ARTnews.com, 14 Oct. 2024
This erasure is especially egregious, since the Beats’ hipster stylings drew heavily from a proximity to Blackness and imitation of jazz musicians.
—Jack Denton, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2024
On the cable front, operators are losing about a tenth of their bundled base each year; all told, the traditional bundle sank to 49.8 million homes at the end of June, which marks a 42% erasure in the last five years.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 30 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for erasure
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Humanitarian migrants, such as those in the U.S. through humanitarian parole or Temporary Protected Status (TPS) are among those who could be targeted for removal under the next administration.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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In total, nine of the defendants had pushed for Willis' removal, while six did not.Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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Xi justified these military reforms, which included the elimination of bureaucratic layers, as an attempt to streamline decision-making.Sam Bresnick, Foreign Affairs, 31 Dec. 2024
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The continuing resolution did not include an extension or elimination of the debt ceiling, a demand that Trump made earlier in negotiations.Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 30 Dec. 2024
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The incident injured a seven-year-old boy, who required heart surgery, and led to the cancellation of a second show scheduled later that night, according to local officials and media reports.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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The delays and cancellations come at one of the busiest travel periods of the year, just days before the Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa holidays and as the region faces freezing temperatures.Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 22 Dec. 2024
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“Erasure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erasure. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.
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