deleted; deleting
: to eliminate especially by blotting out, cutting out, or erasing
delete a passage in a manuscript
delete a computer file
The email was accidentally deleted.
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Examples of delete in a Sentence
Delete this name from the list.
When the movie was shown on TV all the swearwords had been deleted.
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Amid the news of their split, Christina also deleted her wedding photo with Josh from Instagram.
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Erin Clements, Peoplemag, 17 July 2024
The social media post, which has since been deleted, came after 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks unleashed gunfire from a rooftop overlooking Trump’s rally in Butler, Pa. on Saturday.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 16 July 2024
Although 50 deleted his initial post, fans still chimed in about Hardwick’s spill on The Shade Room.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 15 July 2024
Additionally, Raleigh's accounts on X, formerly Twitter, Facebook and Instagram have either been deleted or deactivated.
—Aaron Valdez, The Enquirer, 13 July 2024
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Erin Clements, Peoplemag, 17 July 2024
The social media post, which has since been deleted, came after 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks unleashed gunfire from a rooftop overlooking Trump’s rally in Butler, Pa. on Saturday.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 16 July 2024
Although 50 deleted his initial post, fans still chimed in about Hardwick’s spill on The Shade Room.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 15 July 2024
Additionally, Raleigh's accounts on X, formerly Twitter, Facebook and Instagram have either been deleted or deactivated.
—Aaron Valdez, The Enquirer, 13 July 2024
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“Delete.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/delete. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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delete
verb
de·lete
di-ˈlēt 
deleted; deleting
: to eliminate especially by blotting out, cutting out, or erasing
delete a part of the story
delete a computer file
deletion
noun
di-ˈlē-shən
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