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to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it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
Cheung’s post with the video was eventually deleted.
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2025
However, that has all changed over the past few days as reports from outlets including , and uncovered past messages from Platner written on the message board site Reddit – some of which have been deleted as Platner seeks to distance himself from them.
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Oct. 2025
The section featuring his comments were abruptly deleted on YouTube.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025
Sponsor is not responsible for illegible, incomplete or stolen Entries or Entries or that are processed late or are lost or deleted due to computer or electronic malfunction, or other error.
—Vogue, 13 Oct. 2025
While it was later discovered that the explosion was caused by a Palestinian Islamic Jihad rocket that misfired, MSF neither corrected nor deleted its condemnation, which is still available on X but has a community note.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2025
The posts, many made as replies to Pulte’s tweets, were not widely read and often deleted, according to court records.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2025
Earlier this year, OpenAI was forced to retain users’ deleted logs as part of its ongoing multibillion-dollar copyright lawsuit with The New York Times and other news organizations.
—PC Magazine, 11 Oct. 2025
Mitchell did not answer questions about whether Harris-Dawson had deleted messages or emails.
—Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2025
Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2025
However, that has all changed over the past few days as reports from outlets including , and uncovered past messages from Platner written on the message board site Reddit – some of which have been deleted as Platner seeks to distance himself from them.
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Oct. 2025
The section featuring his comments were abruptly deleted on YouTube.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025
Sponsor is not responsible for illegible, incomplete or stolen Entries or Entries or that are processed late or are lost or deleted due to computer or electronic malfunction, or other error.
—Vogue, 13 Oct. 2025
While it was later discovered that the explosion was caused by a Palestinian Islamic Jihad rocket that misfired, MSF neither corrected nor deleted its condemnation, which is still available on X but has a community note.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2025
The posts, many made as replies to Pulte’s tweets, were not widely read and often deleted, according to court records.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2025
Earlier this year, OpenAI was forced to retain users’ deleted logs as part of its ongoing multibillion-dollar copyright lawsuit with The New York Times and other news organizations.
—PC Magazine, 11 Oct. 2025
Mitchell did not answer questions about whether Harris-Dawson had deleted messages or emails.
—Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deleted
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The Marine Corps was alerted and canceled the firing of additional live ordnance over the highway.—
Susannah Cullinane,
CNN Money,
20 Oct. 2025
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That shouldn't have been canceled.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
19 Oct. 2025
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Nothing vague or erased by memory here.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Oct. 2025
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Trump is determined to ensure he cannot be as easily erased from history as a statue of a Confederate leader.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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Former People’s Armed Police commander Wang Chunning, also named in the statement, was removed from the national legislature last month, along with three other PLA generals.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025
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The documentary, produced by independent company Hoyo Films, aired on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer in February before being removed from the streaming platform five days later amid growing questions about the contributors’ backgrounds.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
17 Oct. 2025
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An episode of The Good Fight about censorship in China was even censored in China.—
Scarlett Harris,
Time,
13 Oct. 2025
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Those people have pretended to be censored and had a really hard time, like their speech is being taken away, but they’re being paid millions of dollars by the richest people in the world to protect the status quo.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Deleted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deleted. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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