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to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it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
For example, consider a situation where a criminal deleted a database containing financial data from a hard drive and then used software to overwrite the entire hard drive.
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Chongwei Chen, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Mayor Bass wasn’t the only one deleting texts during the firestorms.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
Brennan grilled Wolfe about his use of the Signal app to share encrypted messages with the defense and about his inability to produce communications under a court order because his texts were deleted.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2025
Wu, who served as a special assistant to Biden for competition and technology policy, took aim at Jean-Pierre in a post on X, formerly Twitter, that has since been deleted.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
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Chongwei Chen, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Mayor Bass wasn’t the only one deleting texts during the firestorms.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
Brennan grilled Wolfe about his use of the Signal app to share encrypted messages with the defense and about his inability to produce communications under a court order because his texts were deleted.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2025
Wu, who served as a special assistant to Biden for competition and technology policy, took aim at Jean-Pierre in a post on X, formerly Twitter, that has since been deleted.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for delete
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All incoming and outgoing flights from Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion International Airport have been canceled.—
Christina Wilkie,Anniek Bao,Riya Bhattacharjee,
CNBC,
13 June 2025
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That includes canceling $500 million for activities related to infectious diseases and child and maternal health and another $400 million to address the global HIV epidemic.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 June 2025
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Nail polish remover: Use a small amount of nail polish remover on a cotton ball to erase scuffs.—
Maryal Miller Carter,
USA Today,
7 June 2025
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Authoritarians seek to erase the past and create their own skewed national narrative.—
John Leguizamo,
New York Daily News,
6 June 2025
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Backstage at Georgie’s Alibi Monkey Bar, a popular LGBTQ club in Wilton Manors, Jacob Smith carefully removed his gravity-defying, bejeweled blonde wig and light pink costume.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
13 June 2025
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If the Parliamentarian determines a provision in a bill violates the Byrd Rule, the provision must be removed from the bill unless the Senators vote to waive the rule—that requires 60 votes, instead of the lower 51 vote majority allowed for reconciliation.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2025
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When Late Night is forced to censor an interview, Deborah and Ava get inadvertently embroiled in controversy.—
Billie Melissa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 May 2025
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Even printing those three words is a good way to start a fight—people will disagree about which, if any of them, should be censored.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
15 May 2025
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“Delete.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delete. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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