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to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it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 Reddit post scored more than 15,000 upvotes within two days before the user deleted her throwaway account.—
Thomas Westerholm,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025 -
Both comments by Killer Mike and Curry were later deleted, with the pair presumably hashing things out behind the scenes.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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The federal funding for the Bee Diversity and Native Pollinator Surveys has been cancelled, though there is still state-level funding.—
Rivka Galchen,
New Yorker,
21 Sep. 2025
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On Saturday, 35 departures and 25 arrivals were canceled.—
Katrina Bishop,
CNBC,
21 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 28 Sep. 2025.
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