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to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it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
Shinsuke Nakamura tweeted-and-deleted a heartfelt letter about Styles’ legendary career.
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Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
If an Entry is confirmed to have been erroneously deleted, lost, or destroyed, entrant’s sole remedy shall be another entry into the Sweepstakes.
—AJC.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Pasquantino later deleted the post, likely because fans noted his expectation about the awful things the Royals could theoretically say about him.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 28 Jan. 2026
However, the images were later deleted from both accounts.
—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
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Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
If an Entry is confirmed to have been erroneously deleted, lost, or destroyed, entrant’s sole remedy shall be another entry into the Sweepstakes.
—AJC.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Pasquantino later deleted the post, likely because fans noted his expectation about the awful things the Royals could theoretically say about him.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 28 Jan. 2026
However, the images were later deleted from both accounts.
—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
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After the devastating Eaton and Palisades wildfire turned the annual event into more of a fundraising effort last year — Davis’ party was one of the few Grammy Week events that wasn’t canceled in 2025 — the 2026 edition went back to its more traditionally celebratory feel.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Feb. 2026
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Miami flight cancellations The effects of Winter Storm Gianna has caused 20 flights to be canceled in and out of Miami International Airport.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
1 Feb. 2026
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But while leading with three laps to go, a caution erased his advantage and Kyle Larson jumped ahead of him during a sequence of pit stops and a restart to win the championship instead.—
Jeff Gluck,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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Hank activates the device, erasing his personality from the world and becoming part of something bigger.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
4 Feb. 2026
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But videos of the incident do not show Pretti brandishing a gun, and one video appears to show an officer removing a gun from Pretti's waistband just moments before another agent fired the first shot.—
Jennifer Jacobs,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Once clear, the groups installed malware by removing the hard drive and installing the software directly, replacing the hard drive with one preloaded with Ploutus, or connecting an external device, such as a thumb drive, to deploy the malware.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Everyone else is effectively censored and forced to rely on the country’s national internet, where the regime can track users and block unapproved websites.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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Some users have complained about the hiccups and have also claimed that the app was censoring certain political information.—
Jonathan Vanian,
CNBC,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Delete.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delete. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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