1. acts of erasing or removing something written, recorded, or drawn
2. marks or traces left behind after something has been erased
3. deliberate removal or elimination of something from memory, records, or existence

Examples

• The teacher noticed several erasures on the student’s test paper.
• The document showed signs of multiple erasures and corrections.
• Historical erasures have made it difficult to trace the family’s ancestry.
• The artist’s sketch pad was full of erasures from previous drawings.
• Digital erasures can sometimes be recovered with special software.
• The erasures in the manuscript revealed the author’s editing process.
• Cultural erasures have threatened the preservation of indigenous languages.