virtually erase

Frequency: 6.59.5 per million words

to remove something almost completely

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Examples (10)

  • These people have been virtually erased from the history books.
  • The new software update managed to virtually erase the bugs from the previous version.
  • A powerful storm could virtually erase the small coastal town from the map.
  • He tried to virtually erase the painful memories of his childhood.
  • The dictator's regime attempted to virtually erase all traces of the previous government.
  • Years of neglect have virtually erased the inscriptions on the ancient monument.
  • Winning the lottery allowed her to virtually erase all of her family's debt.
  • The company's rebranding campaign was so effective it managed to virtually erase its old, negative image.
  • Advances in digital restoration can virtually erase the damage on old photographs.
  • One wrong command can virtually erase months of research data.