erase
verb (used with object)
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
is erasing
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present progressiveof erase (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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He has a neurological disease that has impaired his vision and is erasing his memory.
From Salon ● Jan. 27, 2023
As Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo play what will likely be their final World Cup, the France and Paris Saint-Germain striker is erasing any questions over who might succeed them as the sport’s new superstar.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 5, 2022
Wildfire smoke is erasing progress on clean air.
From New York Times ● Sep. 22, 2022
Part of that is erasing the legacy of colonialism and what China regards as unequal treaties granting rights to foreign nations imposed during the waning years of the Qing Dynasty, which ended in 1911.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 27, 2022
After fifth, Fiona rushes me clear across campus to the 900 Wing and is panting as she rolls me up to the front of the classroom, where Ms. Rucker is erasing the board.
From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen
