Examples of erasure in a Sentence
accidental erasure of the tape
There were many errors and erasures in the typescript.
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Consider the implications of this direction when the most conservative factions of our society are the ones who are calling for the silence and erasure of women at the exact point where their voice is the most important, the autonomy of their body.
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Megan Thiele Strong, New York Daily News, 7 July 2024
Since the late 1990s, Wool has used erasure, obfuscation, shifts in scale, distortion, and collage to generate new imagery from preexisting works, circling back while tumbling forward.
—Chris Murtha, ARTnews.com, 3 July 2024
The unintended consequence of being a federal holiday is the erasure and loss of its deep, rich, and vast cultural traditions and heritage.
—Taylor Crumpton, Essence, 19 June 2024
For centuries, maps have been used as a tool for colonization and erasure, to the detriment of native communities whose knowledge is essential for effective land stewardship and conservation.
—Katherine Gallardo, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 May 2023
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Megan Thiele Strong, New York Daily News, 7 July 2024
Since the late 1990s, Wool has used erasure, obfuscation, shifts in scale, distortion, and collage to generate new imagery from preexisting works, circling back while tumbling forward.
—Chris Murtha, ARTnews.com, 3 July 2024
The unintended consequence of being a federal holiday is the erasure and loss of its deep, rich, and vast cultural traditions and heritage.
—Taylor Crumpton, Essence, 19 June 2024
For centuries, maps have been used as a tool for colonization and erasure, to the detriment of native communities whose knowledge is essential for effective land stewardship and conservation.
—Katherine Gallardo, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 May 2023
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“Erasure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/erasure. Accessed 21 Jul. 2024.
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erasure
noun
era·sure
i-ˈrā-shər 
also -zhər
: an act or instance of erasing
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