erasure
noun
era·sure
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Definition of erasure
: an act or instance of erasing
Examples of erasure in a Sentence
accidental erasure of the tape
There were many errors and erasures in the typescript.
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View Sample Sign Up Now Beyond that, there’s the issue of erasure. — Stacy L. Smith, Time, "Hollywood Has the Power to Combat Damaging Stereotypes About Latinos. Here's Proof That It's Utterly Failing," 27 Aug. 2019 The states with the toughest solitary-cowboy reputations — Montana, Alaska and Wyoming — charted highest on the self-erasure scale. — Bruce Barcott, New York Times, "Even in Hemingway’s Woods, Sometimes a Man Needs to Cry," 2 Aug. 2019 Alexander said, citing concerns about misrepresentation and even erasure of black history. — NBC News, "Ebony and Jet magazines' photo archive will go to Smithsonian," 26 July 2019 Fascists used to be distinguished by their penchant for obedience, submission, and self-erasure, with the power of public emotional expression reserved for the dictator. — Fred Turner, Harper's magazine, "Machine Politics," 10 Jan. 2019 But innovation and modernization, to the school, doesn't imply an erasure of tradition. — Brieanna J. Frank, azcentral, "'If I die tonight, I'll be dying happy': Gila River Indian Community celebrates first new school on reservation in a century," 27 July 2019 Shortly after Machado was forced to step down, his name and face were violently gouged off, an erasure the recent renovation has carefully preserved. — Esther Allen, The New York Review of Books, "The Art of the Possible at Havana’s Bienal," 15 June 2019 Both nations have, in different and distinct ways, developed official cultures of multiculturalism — a celebration and accommodation of racial differences, rather than an erasure of them — as a means of trying to reconcile racial tensions. — Zack Beauchamp, Vox, "Trevor Noah’s feud with France over race, identity, and Africa — explained," 19 July 2018 Civil War South—the romanticization of plantation culture, the erasure of slavery and its brutalities. — Drew Gilpin Faust, The Atlantic, "Race, History, and Memories of a Virginia Girlhood," 18 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'erasure.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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erasure
noun
English Language Learners Definition of erasure
: an act of erasing something
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erasure
noun
era·sure
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Kids Definition of erasure
: an act of erasing
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