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to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it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
McKinney says the move would give users more power to opt out and delete their data while stripping platforms of a key incentive to scoop up personal preferences in the first place.
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Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 1 Apr. 2026
Hallquist took screenshots but then deleted the comments from his page, thinking Ponto may have been having a bad day.
—Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 1 Apr. 2026
The malware versions are also designed to delete themselves after execution.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2026
The username will need to be one that is neither being used by another Google Account nor one that was used by someone in the past and then deleted.
—Kate Perez, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
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Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 1 Apr. 2026
Hallquist took screenshots but then deleted the comments from his page, thinking Ponto may have been having a bad day.
—Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 1 Apr. 2026
The malware versions are also designed to delete themselves after execution.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2026
The username will need to be one that is neither being used by another Google Account nor one that was used by someone in the past and then deleted.
—Kate Perez, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
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Now that Sacramento County’s fiscal adviser has canceled the Sacramento City Unified School District board’s contract with a consulting firm, the district faces its budget crisis with fewer options and a ticking clock.—
Scott Lebar. Story produced with AI assistance,
Sacbee.com,
5 Apr. 2026
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At a time when festivals like Sol Blume, Goldensky and Breakaway have been cancelled or postponed, citing costs or unforeseen circumstances, Channel 24 credits the Sacramento community as the key to their success.—
Madisen Keavy,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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After Jake Cronenworth walked to start the sixth and was erased on Ramón Laureano’s fielder’s choice grounder, Tatis grounded a single through the left side to give the Padres runners at first and second.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
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Those charges were ultimately dropped and were supposed to be erased from public disclosure, the lawsuit said.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
8 Apr. 2026
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The committee ultimately amended the bill to remove vehicular homicide as a crime of violence.—
Shaun Boyd,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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At the time, Kansas City police chief and former FBI agent Lear Reed was on a campaign to clean up the police force and remove the lingering influences of Pendergast.—
Patrick Salland,
Kansas City Star,
7 Apr. 2026
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The BBC‘s executive complaints unit (ECU) has ruled that failing to censor the N-word during the BAFTAs broadcast in February was indeed a breach of editorial standards, according to Variety.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
8 Apr. 2026
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The New York Times, Los Angeles Times and Washington Post were among those that printed the word; others censored it with asterisks or dashes.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Delete.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delete. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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