erase
verb (used with object)
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
erased
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past participleof erase.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof erase.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
eraseverb (used with object)to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
Example Sentences
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FMC’s steep selloff hasn’t erased concerns about its debt and inventory problems, while rival Corteva looks more attractive.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
That’s why they had to eventually be erased.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
Amnesty International's Felix Jakens told the players to give proper thought to playing in a tournament organised by a cricket board from a country which has "erased women and girls from public life".
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
For example, Jason Galanis, who pled guilty to defrauding the Oglala Sioux Nation, had paid just over $2 million of his $80 million restitution before his sentence was commuted and the restitution erased in 2025.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026
Maybe the pencil marks couldn’t be erased, but at some point, you could decide to turn to a new page.
From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks
