as in omission
something left out
one of the deletions from the final cut of the movie turned out to be my one line of dialogue
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Recent Examples of deletion
If the law passes, social media platforms would need to create a mechanism by which former child influencers could request deletion.
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Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 25 Mar. 2026
Apple does not send emails threatening immediate deletion of iCloud data because of a billing issue.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 Mar. 2026
If the answer given before deletion provided actionable information, it was marked as such.
—Allison Gordon, CNN Money, 11 Mar. 2026
Other major changes include the deletion of one provision that would have directed more federal funding to localities that permit more housing near transit and another that would have essentially graded every state and city on their zoning laws.
—Zach Halaschak, The Washington Examiner, 2 Mar. 2026
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Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 25 Mar. 2026
Apple does not send emails threatening immediate deletion of iCloud data because of a billing issue.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 Mar. 2026
If the answer given before deletion provided actionable information, it was marked as such.
—Allison Gordon, CNN Money, 11 Mar. 2026
Other major changes include the deletion of one provision that would have directed more federal funding to localities that permit more housing near transit and another that would have essentially graded every state and city on their zoning laws.
—Zach Halaschak, The Washington Examiner, 2 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deletion
omission
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The Bulls also did not hire a search firm during the 2020 hiring process, an omission that Reinsdorf said the team will amend this time.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2026
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OpenAI’s paper conspicuously avoids specifying a corporate tax rate, a diplomatic omission that suggests the company knows where the political land mines are buried.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Deletion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deletion. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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