erase
verb (used with object)
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
have been erasing
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present perfect progressiveof erase.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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And data from those more sensitive tools are fueling his skepticism of Hazen’s report that microbes have been erasing deep-sea plumes.
From US News ● Aug. 25, 2010
