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to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it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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deleting
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TikTok deal reached Looks like Americans won’t have to worry about deleting the TikTok app off their phone.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
22 Sep. 2025 -
Not only does cloud storage occupy less space, but it cannot be physically destroyed and rendered useless like physical hard drives without a user explicitly deleting information.—
Chongwei Chen,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Crossing (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crossing%20%28out%29. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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