erase
verb (used with object)
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
erases
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present tense formof erase (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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“It’s not like the SAT erases those inequities, but it’s not like the SAT adds to those inequities.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
Sandisk erases early gains after closing the previous session up 9.1%.
From Barron's ● Apr. 10, 2026
The new policy erases all ambiguity around the question of whether bot-made text can exist on Wikipedia’s public pages to begin with.
From Slate ● Apr. 1, 2026
At about 180 million years old, they formed during a time when animals were actively disturbing the seafloor worldwide, which normally erases delicate microbial textures.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 8, 2026
Their gentle pressure erases the past few months, and I am the girl who sat on the rocks next to the chasm, with river spray on her ankles, and kissed him for the first time.
From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth
