CROSSING (OUT) Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

crossing (out)

verb

Definition of crossing (out)

present participle of cross (out)

as in deleting

to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it cross out the old phone number and write in the new one

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stetting

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Verb

So far, synapse-deleting tools are much less precise than synapse-adding ones.

— Simon Makin, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2026
Meta describes this option as permanently deleting chat history, stored files and active tasks.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of deleting

Verb

While more cities are canceling their contracts with Flock Safety, just as many are discovering how difficult that can be in some instances.

— Terrence O'Brien, The Verge, 1 Nov. 2026
Players generally need around four to six weeks to ramp up for the season, so if a deal hasn’t been reached by this point, canceling games comes closer to reality.

— Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of canceling

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crossing

crossing (out)

crossing paths (with)

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