deletion
noun
de·le·tion
di-ˈlē-shən 
dē-
Examples of deletion in a Sentence
one of the deletions from the final cut of the movie turned out to be my one line of dialogue
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
None were incriminating and Paqueta claimed the deletions had been to help navigate family tensions.
—Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
The former can have comment, edit (which doesn’t include deleting), full edit (with deletion), and view-only permissions.
—PC Magazine, 2 Sep. 2025
The actress shares Eloise, who was diagnosed with a deletion in chromosome 8 in 2016, with ex Aaron Phypers.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
None were incriminating and Paqueta claimed the deletions had been to help navigate family tensions.
—Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
The former can have comment, edit (which doesn’t include deleting), full edit (with deletion), and view-only permissions.
—PC Magazine, 2 Sep. 2025
The actress shares Eloise, who was diagnosed with a deletion in chromosome 8 in 2016, with ex Aaron Phypers.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for deletion
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“Deletion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deletion. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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deletion
noun
de·le·tion
di-ˈlē-shən
1
: the absence of a section of genetic material from a gene or chromosome
2
: the mutational process that results in a deletion
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