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"form": "erase",
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},
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"form": "erases",
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]
},
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"form": "erased",
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},
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"categories": [],
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{
"text": "I erased that note because it was wrong."
},
{
"text": "The chalkboard erased easily."
},
{
"text": "The files will erase quickly."
}
],
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"If you erase something, you remove markings or information."
],
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"If you erase someone, you kill or assassinate them."
],
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]
},
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]
},
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},
{
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"text": "The files will erase quickly."
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},
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},
{
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]
},
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}
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