as in to cancel
to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it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 delete
Katherine del Rio took to social media to post, then delete, a couple of Instagram Stories mocking Leah Lewis following the incident on the set of the CBS drama.
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Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
Many resort to influencer marketing or guerilla-style tactics — efforts that are inconsistent, hard to measure and often flagged or deleted.
—Cynthia Salarizadeh, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2025
Some noted that Jones had deleted his social-media accounts in response to the backlash.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 10 Oct. 2025
The company is retiring the Seemour app, and plans to inform users their data will be deleted and privacy protected, executives said.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
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Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
Many resort to influencer marketing or guerilla-style tactics — efforts that are inconsistent, hard to measure and often flagged or deleted.
—Cynthia Salarizadeh, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2025
Some noted that Jones had deleted his social-media accounts in response to the backlash.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 10 Oct. 2025
The company is retiring the Seemour app, and plans to inform users their data will be deleted and privacy protected, executives said.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for delete
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But our flights had been canceled amid rocket fire and regional escalation, fallout from Israel’s latest offensive in Gaza and its war with Iran.—
Reem Kassis,
The Atlantic,
11 Oct. 2025
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Despite Spapens’ declaration that the Disturbed concert is canceled, tickets for the gig are still listed on Live Nation, as well as still included on the band’s tour website.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
11 Oct. 2025
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One swing of the bat has erased all of that, and Judge now has another (contrary to popular belief) significant postseason moment.—
Andrew Wright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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These services do all the work for you by actively monitoring and systematically erasing your personal information from hundreds of websites.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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Israel is expected to keep some troops in Gaza for now, but would eventually remove them as the ceasefire solidifies and peace takes hold.—
Greg Myre,
NPR,
9 Oct. 2025
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Bieber ended the Instagram carousel with a post of her once again in bed, this time removing a pair of the peptide eye prep patches.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
8 Oct. 2025
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Marighella was shown in Berlin in 2019, but was censored in Brazil.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
10 Oct. 2025
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Libraries and schools that are removing and restricting books for partisan or ideological reasons are censoring them.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Delete.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delete. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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