erasures

noun

plural of erasure
as in removals
an act of erasing something accidental erasure of the tape

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Recent Examples of erasures Other red flags are alterations, cross-outs or erasures. — Mahsa Saeidi, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026 Schomburg spent his life defying these prohibitions and erasures. — Laura E. Helton, Literary Hub, 20 Apr. 2026 Then, amid the pandemic, my research on cultural destruction was suddenly everywhere as Azerbaijan launched a war in our ancestral homeland—fought in the shadow of erasures like Djulfa. — Simon Maghakyan, Time, 30 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for erasures
  1. removals
  2. eliminations
  3. cancellations
Noun
  • The Supreme Court paused a lower court’s block on the removals while the case is litigated.
    — Bart Jansen, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • The warning follows a chaotic Labor Day weekend operation in Texas, when a federal judge halted overnight flights deporting Guatemalan children, intensifying scrutiny of fast-track removals.
    — Valerie Gonzalez, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2026
Definition of removals
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  • Given how scarring those early eliminations were at Russia 2018 and Qatar 2022, their advancement alone has some restorative worth.
    — Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 26 June 2026
  • The City Council approved its latest budget earlier this month, overcoming a $66 million deficit with fee hikes, eliminations of vacant positions and other spending cuts.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 22 June 2026
Definition of eliminations
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  • Members with specialized assignments will have days off canceled and cancellations are not department-wide.
    — Darius Johnson, CBS News, 1 July 2026
  • The defense sector is no stranger to project delays and cancellations.
    — Mike Sheen, CNBC, 1 July 2026
Definition of cancellations

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