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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P.r. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2026
Since both characters are writers, Berryman has added a hilarious sci-fi-like element to the script where Tiffany and Carolyn are able to delete and rewrite their most regrettable sentences during live conversations.
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An unexpected software update for iPhone and iPad arrived on Wednesday, fixing a bug that made private messages accessible even after they were deleted.
—James Peckham, PC Magazine, 23 Apr. 2026
This occurred even after the message was set to disappear and the app itself was deleted from the device.
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P.r. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2026
Since both characters are writers, Berryman has added a hilarious sci-fi-like element to the script where Tiffany and Carolyn are able to delete and rewrite their most regrettable sentences during live conversations.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
An unexpected software update for iPhone and iPad arrived on Wednesday, fixing a bug that made private messages accessible even after they were deleted.
—James Peckham, PC Magazine, 23 Apr. 2026
This occurred even after the message was set to disappear and the app itself was deleted from the device.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 23 Apr. 2026
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“Delete.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/delete. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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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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