cross out
phrasal verb
crossed out; crossing out; crosses out
: to draw a line through (something) to show that it is wrong
cross out a mistake
He had crossed his name out.
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There were posters of the manager with his face crossed out within six weeks.
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Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Each time the word ‘may’ occurred, it had been crossed out and replaced with a different word, ‘to-day,’ ‘day’, or ‘can’ . . .
—Judith Thurman, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
On the far left, the three purple squares must not equal one another (hence the equal sign crossed out).
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The names of the students who painted the rock over the weekend had been crossed out.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 2025
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Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Each time the word ‘may’ occurred, it had been crossed out and replaced with a different word, ‘to-day,’ ‘day’, or ‘can’ . . .
—Judith Thurman, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
On the far left, the three purple squares must not equal one another (hence the equal sign crossed out).
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The names of the students who painted the rock over the weekend had been crossed out.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Cross out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cross%20out. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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