as in cancelled
to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it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
The rest is either delegated or deleted because busy is not the same as effective.
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Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Multiple videos that have gone viral locally on social media but were later deleted showed the fight and ensuing altercations that occurred, including one of Taddese’s friends attempting to help him before Taddese was fatally shot, a moment also captured on camera.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
The department and Mayor Michelle Wu’s press office did not respond to a Herald inquiry on why the post was deleted.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
Since-deleted Facebook posts, viewed by Fox News Digital, paint a picture of Robinson’s life in Washington County, Utah, filled with family milestones, birthdays and school achievements.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 12 Sep. 2025
That post has since been deleted.
—Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
The Facebook post was later deleted.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2025
The department deleted the post, and Mayor Bill Bazzi said the idea for a badge shouldn't have been presented as an official protype.
—Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2025
That post has since been deleted.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Multiple videos that have gone viral locally on social media but were later deleted showed the fight and ensuing altercations that occurred, including one of Taddese’s friends attempting to help him before Taddese was fatally shot, a moment also captured on camera.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
The department and Mayor Michelle Wu’s press office did not respond to a Herald inquiry on why the post was deleted.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
Since-deleted Facebook posts, viewed by Fox News Digital, paint a picture of Robinson’s life in Washington County, Utah, filled with family milestones, birthdays and school achievements.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 12 Sep. 2025
That post has since been deleted.
—Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
The Facebook post was later deleted.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2025
The department deleted the post, and Mayor Bill Bazzi said the idea for a badge shouldn't have been presented as an official protype.
—Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2025
That post has since been deleted.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deleted
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On Sunday night, the cancelled The Late Show with Stephen Colbert won the Emmy for Outstanding Talk Series.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
15 Sep. 2025
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That proposal was canceled after bipartisan opposition in the Senate.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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Total job growth was revised lower by the largest amount in history, The revisions erased 911 thousand jobs over the full year period, adding to mounting concerns of a weakening labor market and fueling questions as to the reliability of monthly data being used to gauge employment.—
JJ Kinahan,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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But ultimately, the Bills offense stormed back and erased a 15-point deficit in the fourth quarter to steal the Week 1 win away from the Ravens.—
Reice Shipley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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This changed in late 1980 when Jobs was removed from the Lisa project by President Mike Scott, after which Jobs moved to unilaterally take over the Macintosh, which at that time was otherwise considered a largely speculative affair.—
Cameron Kaiser,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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Makary had wanted the warning removed and packed the panel with like-minded experts.—
Arthur Allen,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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Officials censored, revised, and rewrote theater repertoire to remove any idealization of the pre-revolutionary past and add content that glorified Soviet rule.—
Yegor Mostovshikov,
The Dial,
9 Sep. 2025
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Epstein is posing with Pashcow, a third man, and a woman whose face is censored.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Deleted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deleted. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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