ERASED Synonyms: 90 Similar and Opposite Words

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 His apprehension turned into anger when the city’s Department of Transportation erased the DIY crosswalks two months later. — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026 Musk effectively erased that trade-off, supplying enough money to build a dedicated financial firewall around Paxton without forcing the party to pull resources from other battlegrounds. — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026 The Dodgers 4-0 lead, erased in a few minutes by the unstoppable force of Milwaukee's unbeatable offense. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Burns stops by the Festival to discuss his work with Michael Luo, an executive editor at the magazine, and the importance of chronicling history at a time when more and more is being written over and erased. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2026 Driving the car may have automatically erased critical data, said Teare, who led the district attorney’s office’s vehicular crimes division for several years. — Julia Ainsley, NBC news, 15 Oct. 2026 The Rams erased a 10-0 deficit, sparked by a Dejon Smith pick-six, to snap Park Vista’s three-game winning streak. — Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026 The sequence that led to it was emblematic of a Broncos team that can play with anybody but has erased any margin for error in the first quarter of this season by making too many mistakes and generating too little offense. — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 4 Oct. 2026 But in foster care in South Carolina, that autism diagnosis got erased. — Joseph Shapiro, NPR, 3 Oct. 2026

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Yet, we’re told by this administration that non-citizen voting is rampant and must be eradicated.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 14 Oct. 2026
How mouthwash affects your oral microbiome The oral microbiome is not a collection of pathogens to be eradicated.

— Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of eradicated

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Although California had technically abolished slavery in its 1849 constitution, no legal authority troubled Smith about his human property.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026
Twenty-three states have abolished it, and three besides California have a moratorium.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026

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Firefighters battling a blaze that destroyed six homes in south Orange County can expect a bit of reprieve Saturday afternoon as Santa Ana winds begin to die down.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
Its owners, a family of three, left for a cruise before the remnants of Tropical Storm Rachel destroyed their property.

— Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 17 Oct. 2026

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