as in to delete
to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it
x out the names of the people who have already left
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After coming under fire for publicly berating a TV journalist on social media, Paget Brewster has deleted the damning post and apologized.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
21 June 2026 -
And even though Citi Bike’s age verification system has multiple components that could be used even without biometric screening and with quickly deleting any data collected, that didn’t matter.—
Bradley Tusk,
New York Daily News,
20 June 2026
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“X (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/x%20%28out%29. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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