as in to cancel
to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it
the teacher deleted the last line of the student's essay, wisely sensing that it lessened the impact
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Recent Examples of delete
There are, perhaps, two main ways to think about minimalism: first from a psychological standpoint (e.g., deleting those photos off of the phone), the other a more tangible approach.
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Ana Morales, Vogue, 16 Apr. 2025
The video, which has since been deleted from the team’s social media pages, caused some outrage and the organization reversed their decision on the name.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2025
If they were deleted, the public should be told that — along with why.
—Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2025
Mitchell did not answer questions about whether Harris-Dawson had deleted messages or emails.
—Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2025
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Ana Morales, Vogue, 16 Apr. 2025
The video, which has since been deleted from the team’s social media pages, caused some outrage and the organization reversed their decision on the name.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2025
If they were deleted, the public should be told that — along with why.
—Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2025
Mitchell did not answer questions about whether Harris-Dawson had deleted messages or emails.
—Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for delete
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Trump skipped three times during his last presidency (the 2020 affair was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic).—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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Organizers and the Kennedy Center have canceled a week’s worth of events celebrating LGBTQ+ rights for this summer’s World Pride festival in Washington amid a shift in priorities and the ousting of leadership at one of the nation’s premier cultural institutions.—
Ashraf Khalil,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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Still, the Biden administration erased student loan debt for more than 5 million borrowers through other forgiveness programs.—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2025
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While the Yankees made two errors in the game, a pickoff play between Fried and Jazz Chisholm Jr. at second base erased a two-base mistake from Oswaldo Cabrera in the fourth.—
Gary Phillips,
Hartford Courant,
20 Apr. 2025
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He's promised to remove taxes on tips, overtime and Social Security, and continue tax cuts that primarily benefited the wealthy, passed during his first term.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2025
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But DeShields has struggled to find consistent minutes since undergoing spinal surgery to remove a tumor in 2019, then suffering a knee injury that sidelined her for the entire 2023 season.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
27 Apr. 2025
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The government cannot censor speech that is false but does not lead to a specific, identifiable harm.—
Michael Gregory,
The Conversation,
17 Apr. 2025
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For all its bravado about withstanding the American tariffs, China was also censoring criticisms of its own move to impose retaliatory tariffs.—
David Pierson,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Delete.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delete. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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