as in to cancel
to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it
the teacher deleted the last line of the student's essay, wisely sensing that it lessened the impact
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Recent Examples of delete
The hackers appear to have accessed a Microsoft program called Intune, used to remotely manage corporate phones and laptops, and simply chosen to delete all data on devices en masse, cybersecurity experts and a company employee told NBC News.
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Kevin Collier, NBC news, 19 Mar. 2026
The Station will disqualify any entry from individuals who do not meet the eligibility requirements, and the Station will also delete any entry received from persons under the age of 13.
—Cbs La Staff, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
Furious, Jake eventually deleted his sibling’s number from his phone, which is why the next communication was an email.
—Olivia Krupp, Vanity Fair, 19 Mar. 2026
Last month, an AI agent from open-source platform OpenClaw went more directly rogue at Meta when an employee asked it to sort through emails in her inbox, deleting emails without permission.
—Stevie Bonifield, The Verge, 19 Mar. 2026
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Kevin Collier, NBC news, 19 Mar. 2026
The Station will disqualify any entry from individuals who do not meet the eligibility requirements, and the Station will also delete any entry received from persons under the age of 13.
—Cbs La Staff, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
Furious, Jake eventually deleted his sibling’s number from his phone, which is why the next communication was an email.
—Olivia Krupp, Vanity Fair, 19 Mar. 2026
Last month, an AI agent from open-source platform OpenClaw went more directly rogue at Meta when an employee asked it to sort through emails in her inbox, deleting emails without permission.
—Stevie Bonifield, The Verge, 19 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for delete
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Those increases are often passed on to consumers in the form of higher airfares – another factor Richardson cited as a reason for canceling her trip.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
23 Mar. 2026
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Officers handled more than 50,000 calls in December, January and February; the department had to extend more than 500 shifts and cancelled 1,000 vacation days.—
Ashley Grams,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
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That’s why our testers—spanning a wide range of skin types, ages, and skin concerns—have spent months determining which products actually deliver on their fine-line-smoothing and dark-circle-erasing promises.—
Grace McCarty,
Glamour,
18 Mar. 2026
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In terms of sheer duration, nothing tops the 1994-95 strike, a 232-day encounter between immovable object and unstoppable force that erased a total of 948 games and led to the cancellation of the World Series.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
18 Mar. 2026
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Now this artist, who is devoted to depicting the Chicano struggle, says removing Chavez from artwork may be the only choice.—
Steve Large,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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The Rodney statue has been gathering dust in storage after being removed from public view in Delaware during the 2020 racial justice protests.—
Dan Diamond,
Arkansas Online,
24 Mar. 2026
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Critics see the guidelines as a way Trump is trying to both protect Big Tech and gain control over which tech companies are targeted and censored.—
Lorena O’Neil,
Rolling Stone,
21 Mar. 2026
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Even before the law was passed, publishers began preemptively censoring manuscripts.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Delete.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delete. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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