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to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it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
Carrie makes the internal transfer on the system, moving me from my old role to my new one, ‘accidentally’ deletes the job listing from the website, and then rescues my employee profile from the digital abyss.
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Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026
Prince would sit behind me and tell me which images to keep and which to delete.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 8 Apr. 2026
The bill would have limited the lists agencies could use to monitor for certain cars, required enhanced data security and privacy training for officers and mandated that certain data be deleted after 60 days.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
The market on the platform, which has since been deleted, allowed users to wager on what day the pilots would be rescued.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2026
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Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026
Prince would sit behind me and tell me which images to keep and which to delete.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 8 Apr. 2026
The bill would have limited the lists agencies could use to monitor for certain cars, required enhanced data security and privacy training for officers and mandated that certain data be deleted after 60 days.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
The market on the platform, which has since been deleted, allowed users to wager on what day the pilots would be rescued.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for delete
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This comes after Meghan's show With Love, Meghan, was canceled after two seasons.—
Meg Walters,
InStyle,
12 Apr. 2026
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Electronic musician Anyma is speaking out after his Coachella set was canceled due to severe weather condititions early Saturday morning.—
Payton Turkeltaub,
Variety,
12 Apr. 2026
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The request by the Justice Department would go a step further and erase all the convictions for extremist group leaders, including Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes, who didn’t receive pardons last January.—
Michael Kunzelman,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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Adam Frazier and Logan O'Hoppe each hit a solo homer off Yankees starter Luis Gil to help the Angels erase an early 3-0 deficit.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Still, states are seeing progress, often through intentional efforts to provide financial assistance or remove bureaucratic hurdles like account holds.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Weeks later, the Flyers removed the interim tag from Briere, hired Keith Jones as team president and were officially in a rebuild — and not afraid of using the word.—
Tom Dougherty,
CBS News,
14 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 16 Apr. 2026.
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