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
But more than that, it obscures the reality and erases the history of transgender lives by diminishing the significant time, money, and effort many transgender people spend to align their body with their sex.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
“Their vessel leaves a smooth, filigree-edged road on the ocean that vanishes and erases itself,” Enda notices on her voyage, “so that they can never find their way back, even if they want to.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
Sandisk erases early gains after closing the previous session up 9.1%.
From Barron's ● Apr. 10, 2026
But further down, gender erases any resemblance between them.
From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins
