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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In the video, reportedly viewed 4 million times before it was deleted, Yendle was shown trying to pronounce a word through a stammer.
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Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2025
Bonus content includes a behind-the-scenes look at the airplane and ocean stunts, deleted footage montage with optional commentary by director Christopher McQuarrie, the challenges of filming the technical and extremely dangerous stunts and an in-depth discussion with McQuarrie and Cruise.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 25 Nov. 2025
Bess also allegedly sent messages through Snapchat, which automatically delete after a short period of time, to another person asking how to torture and murder someone.
—The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel, Denver Post, 25 Nov. 2025
There’s also deleted scenes and outtakes.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 24 Nov. 2025
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Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2025
Bonus content includes a behind-the-scenes look at the airplane and ocean stunts, deleted footage montage with optional commentary by director Christopher McQuarrie, the challenges of filming the technical and extremely dangerous stunts and an in-depth discussion with McQuarrie and Cruise.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 25 Nov. 2025
Bess also allegedly sent messages through Snapchat, which automatically delete after a short period of time, to another person asking how to torture and murder someone.
—The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel, Denver Post, 25 Nov. 2025
There’s also deleted scenes and outtakes.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 24 Nov. 2025
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“Delete.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/delete. Accessed 29 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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