erase
verb (used with object)
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
have erased
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present perfectof erase.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Most of the time, later debris flows would have erased the microbial mats.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 26, 2026
Yet rising gasoline prices have erased more than a year of Americans’ wage gains, and anxiety is rising among white-collar workers that artificial intelligence will displace them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
If it holds onto those gains it will have erased most of its losses for the year.
From Barron's ● May 4, 2026
It comes as Tesla faces new challenges, especially slumping sales that have erased billions off its market value in recent months.
From New York Times ● Apr. 17, 2024
“I felt that their behavior stemmed from a lack of understanding. . . . Could I have erased the bitterness, I would have done so gladly.”
From "The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights" by Russell Freedman
