Thesaurus results for CROSS OUT

cross (out)

verb

Definition of cross (out)

as in to delete

to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it cross out the old phone number and write in the new one

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Yoti estimates whether the user meets Instagram’s age minimum, and shares only that result with Instagram, after which both companies delete the facial data.

— Ravi Iyer, Time, 18 July 2026
Jonathan Thomas kept deleting text messages from Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, assuming the couple's digital wedding invitation was spam.

— Bryan West, USA Today, 18 July 2026

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The Philippine ships eventually canceled their mission on Friday and headed back to port, citing a developing typhoon in the region.

— Ivan Watson, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
The exceptions are Indiana, USC (because of the Notre Dame series falling off), Penn State and Nebraska (which canceled a series with Tennessee).

— Seth Emerson, New York Times, 24 July 2026

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