erase
(transitive) To obliterate (information) from a storage medium, such as to clear or to overwrite.
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Palestinians are not Arabs. They are Arabized. When a Zionist labels Palestinians as “ Arabs “ they are trying to erase their indigeneity
Yeah, and the way that you had people go 'it would erase our history' - literally no-one has ever seen the Rhodes statue in Oxford. They basically were hiding it from the getgo!
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I'm old. I remember this photo from seeing it in the Life magazine my dad was subscribed to. Was never able to erase it from my mind.
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(transitive) To obliterate (information) from a storage medium, such as to clear or to overwrite.
I'm going to erase those files.
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— Bluesky· May 2026
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(transitive) To remove (markings or information).
I erased that word from the page because it was wrong.
“Palestinians are not Arabs. They are Arabized. When a Zionist labels Palestinians as “ Arabs “ they are trying to erase their indigeneity”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Yeah, and the way that you had people go 'it would erase our history' - literally no-one has ever seen the Rhodes statue in Oxford. They basically were hiding it from the getgo!”
— Bluesky· May 2026“PLAY ERASE INVADERS! FREE! Classic Arcade Action right in your desktop browser! Defend with dozens of weapons! No login or download required! Just play! @ https://www.scparcade.com #ArcadeGames #RetroArcade #PlayNow #CasualGames #HTML5Arcade #GameDev”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I'm old. I remember this photo from seeing it in the Life magazine my dad was subscribed to. Was never able to erase it from my mind.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“"If Democrats gain control of more state legislatures this year...they could...all but erase any [GOP redistricting] advantage...races for state legislature this year just got way more important." Good @maddow.bsky.social segment on the need to escalate (cites our reporting):”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(transitive) To obliterate information from (a storage medium), such as to clear or (with magnetic storage) to demagnetize.
I'm going to erase this tape.
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