erase
verb (used with object)
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
half-erased
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a word derived from
erase.
Example Sentences
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Memories can be erased in a heartbeat, or half-erased.
From Salon ● Jan. 26, 2022
A 2014 painting by Simmons, “Fight Night,” portrays the Garden’s famous marquee, rendered in the half-erased, eerie white outlines that have become a signature element of his work.
From New York Times ● Jan. 22, 2021
This explains why — with stacks of lumber, a half-erased whiteboard, two shopping carts and a piece of a chain-link fence — “Exodus” looks more like an abandoned storefront than an art show.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 14, 2019
But on days of drizzle and drifting cloud the keep diminishes, like an amateur drawing half-erased.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 19, 2014
“You know, I really, um—” I look at the piece of paper, covered with half-erased scribblings about pizza and squash.
From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini
