as in cancelled
to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it
the teacher deleted the last line of the student's essay, wisely sensing that it lessened the impact
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Recent Examples of deleted
Steganos Safe and Folder Lock are among the apps that can shred a drive’s free space, effectively applying secure deletion to already deleted files.
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PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2025
The student cited a study that was recently deleted by the Department of Justice, which decisively stated that right-wing political violence is much more common than left-wing violence, on which Kirk's assassination has been blamed.
—Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
Although Fournier later deleted his posts about Rehberg and acknowledged they were misattributed, Donovan said corrections never have the same amount of engagement as the initial post.
—Mary Spicuzza, jsonline.com, 25 Sep. 2025
The former View cohost deleted her Violet criticism from X shortly after posting it.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2025
This profile appears to have since been deleted.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
Fox News Digital has asked WFG multiple times why the page was deleted but has not gotten a response.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Spotify Blend playlist removed; iMessage thread deleted.
—Grace Samuel, Refinery29, 24 Sep. 2025
The show played out in three acts, with bursts of color igniting one after another along the ridge, tracing the mountain’s outline in rainbow-like waves, according to videos that have since been deleted.
—Peter Guo, NBC news, 22 Sep. 2025
PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2025
The student cited a study that was recently deleted by the Department of Justice, which decisively stated that right-wing political violence is much more common than left-wing violence, on which Kirk's assassination has been blamed.
—Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
Although Fournier later deleted his posts about Rehberg and acknowledged they were misattributed, Donovan said corrections never have the same amount of engagement as the initial post.
—Mary Spicuzza, jsonline.com, 25 Sep. 2025
The former View cohost deleted her Violet criticism from X shortly after posting it.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2025
This profile appears to have since been deleted.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
Fox News Digital has asked WFG multiple times why the page was deleted but has not gotten a response.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Spotify Blend playlist removed; iMessage thread deleted.
—Grace Samuel, Refinery29, 24 Sep. 2025
The show played out in three acts, with bursts of color igniting one after another along the ridge, tracing the mountain’s outline in rainbow-like waves, according to videos that have since been deleted.
—Peter Guo, NBC news, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deleted
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The final stage of a major bike race was canceled earlier this month after several large pro-Palestinian demonstrations disrupted the event, in protest of the Israel-Premier Tech team’s participation.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
28 Sep. 2025
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The incident comes just days after Young cancelled a New Jersey performance that had been scheduled for Friday.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Sep. 2025
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The Mariners erased an 8-1 Toronto lead in Game 2 to complete a sweep, celebrating the comeback by locking arms around the pitcher’s mound.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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What’s being erased are actual historical facts.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Sep. 2025
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The trepidation that led to Ohtani’s early exit from his start against these same Phillies last month — when Ohtani was removed from a no-hitter after five innings in an eventual loss — is not part of the calculus this time.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
4 Oct. 2025
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The church removed several of its officials following a law firm's investigation into the allegations in November.—
Nolan Clay,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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The 2018 movie Bohemian Rhapsody, which grossed $14 million at the China box office as part of a global take north of $962M, reportedly had three minutes censored for references to Queen frontman Freddie Mercury’s homosexuality and AIDS.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
24 Sep. 2025
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By the time of its public release, in the summer of that year, it had been censored.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Deleted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deleted. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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