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to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it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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Lauren Mellano, one of the attorneys who represented Schuck’s family, said the county needed to face consequences for deleting the footage.
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Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2025
The White House deleted a post featuring an altered New York Knicks logo following Zohran Mamdani’s victory in the city’s mayoral election after the team reportedly contacted officials about it.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Nammour’s team ended up building proprietary software that could find sensitive data, create privacy controls, and delete it, utilizing early versions of LLMs well before the November 2022 launch of ChatGPT created the global obsession around AI.
—Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2025
Its default policy is to delete data from its servers after 30 days, though law enforcement officers can choose to download it onto their own devices.
—Kevin Collier, NBC news, 1 Nov. 2025
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Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2025
The White House deleted a post featuring an altered New York Knicks logo following Zohran Mamdani’s victory in the city’s mayoral election after the team reportedly contacted officials about it.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Nammour’s team ended up building proprietary software that could find sensitive data, create privacy controls, and delete it, utilizing early versions of LLMs well before the November 2022 launch of ChatGPT created the global obsession around AI.
—Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2025
Its default policy is to delete data from its servers after 30 days, though law enforcement officers can choose to download it onto their own devices.
—Kevin Collier, NBC news, 1 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for delete
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While it's left some passengers making backup plans and reserving rental cars, the flights canceled Friday represented just a small portion of overall flights nationwide.—
JOSH FUNK,
Arkansas Online,
8 Nov. 2025
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If your flight is canceled or significantly delayed due to the cuts, you’re legally entitled to a cash refund, not just some future credit.—
The Kim Komando Show,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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The drop in SoftBank shares has erased nearly $50 billion in market cap over two days.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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These services do all the work for you by actively monitoring and systematically erasing your personal information from hundreds of websites.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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These risks have prompted the United States, China, and other spacefaring nations to develop advanced systems for tracking, avoiding, and potentially removing orbital debris.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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My son removes his shoes and socks and joins me.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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Back then, Comedy Central responded by heavily censoring the episodes — bleeping all mentions of Muhammad’s name and removing key dialogue — and later pulled them from streaming platforms and reruns entirely.—
Peter Kiefer,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Nov. 2025
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In 2022, the US also greenlit Starlink service for Iran after the country’s government moved to heavily censor the internet.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Delete.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delete. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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