as in deleted
to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it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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The department deleted the post, and Mayor Bill Bazzi said the idea for a badge shouldn't have been presented as an official protype.—
Natalie Davies,
Freep.com,
5 Sep. 2025 -
That post has since been deleted.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
5 Sep. 2025
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On Sunday night, the cancelled The Late Show with Stephen Colbert won the Emmy for Outstanding Talk Series.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
15 Sep. 2025
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That proposal was canceled after bipartisan opposition in the Senate.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Crossed (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crossed%20%28out%29. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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