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.
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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What Happens Next Despite deleting the videos on her TikTok, Grubbs continues to share updates on her Snapchat.
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MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
The original photo has been deleted, but has since been reshared on other social media accounts.
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Users can delete their conversation history with Grok.
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MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
The original photo has been deleted, but has since been reshared on other social media accounts.
—Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Users can delete their conversation history with Grok.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
Hang up or delete it, then contact your plan administrator directly using official contact details.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
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“Delete.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/delete. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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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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