as in canceled
to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it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 deleted
But many users deleted the ChatGPT app.
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Ronan Farrow, New Yorker, 6 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
And, in one case, a message was deleted without even being read.
—Christopher Elliott, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2026
The clip, only about 12 seconds long, which first surfaced on Reddit before being deleted and later reposted on X, shows several male fans seated in the upper deck performing what appears to be the gesture in unison.
—Sergio Candido, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
There are also deleted scenes and a trailer, and an accompanying booklet is stuffed with informative essays and interviews (including an analysis by the always astute film noir expert Travis Woods).
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 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 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
And it is automatically deleted after just 21 days.
—Michael Hancock, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2026
Ronan Farrow, New Yorker, 6 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
And, in one case, a message was deleted without even being read.
—Christopher Elliott, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2026
The clip, only about 12 seconds long, which first surfaced on Reddit before being deleted and later reposted on X, shows several male fans seated in the upper deck performing what appears to be the gesture in unison.
—Sergio Candido, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
There are also deleted scenes and a trailer, and an accompanying booklet is stuffed with informative essays and interviews (including an analysis by the always astute film noir expert Travis Woods).
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 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 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
And it is automatically deleted after just 21 days.
—Michael Hancock, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deleted
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But those shootarounds can be canceled for any number of reasons, including if the game is the second in consecutive nights, or if the team is in the middle of a tough stretch of travel or practiced the day before.—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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After the coronavirus pandemic canceled Coachella in 2020 and 2021, fans were excited to be back at the polo grounds in 2022.—
Vanessa Franko,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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DeChambeau erased the stroke gained with a birdie on the 17th hole after a great iron shot from the rough left him eight feet from the hole.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
9 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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In 2024, insurgents led by now-interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa’s Hayat Tahrir al-Sham marched to Damascus and removed Assad from power.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 Apr. 2026
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On the court, though, Tatum has not looked like a player who is less than a year removed from Achilles surgery.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
8 Apr. 2026
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They had once been censored by the same Big Tech oligarchs who were now donating millions to the President’s East Wing ballroom and sitting on his advisory boards.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Tens of millions of people — especially in Africa, the Middle East and parts of Asia — even now prefer the Beeb’s foreign language news to the local variety, rigorously censored by their own governments.—
Max Hastings,
Twin Cities,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Deleted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deleted. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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