deleted

verb

past tense of delete
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to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it the teacher deleted the last line of the student's essay, wisely sensing that it lessened the impact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 Instead of allowing agents to unlock the phone, the 30-year-old Atlantan gave them a code that deleted the phone’s contents, federal authorities say. — Reed Williams, AJC.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Harris also mentioned a group chat on his Instagram page that included other people associated with the shooting, but the app had been deleted from his phone, the documents say. — Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 17 Aug. 2026 Your individual responses, including your display name and email address, will be permanently deleted by May 30, 2027. — The Athletic Soccer Experts, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026 The company says its cameras do not use facial recognition and that data is automatically deleted after 30 days by default, unless a customer or applicable law requires a longer retention period. — Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026 Padalecki, a mental health advocate, tweeted a supportive message to Hilton, but quickly deleted it following swift backlash. — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 But both the Hopkins comment and the Keim reply have since been deleted. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2026 Burke has since deleted most of her TikTok history, but her experience on the platform prepared her for the much greater scrutiny that came next. — Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2026 Another 41% also deleted their social or messaging apps, citing privacy concerns. — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 6 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deleted
  1. canceled
  2. erased
  3. removed
  4. censored
Verb
  • That trial is scheduled to begin next month, but could be pushed back or canceled altogether depending on what the judge decides.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Abdiel also said he was told his commercial driver’s license would be canceled.
    — Maria Santana, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of canceled
Verb
  • Their efforts have successfully erased half the population from public life and made Afghanistan one of the world’s most dangerous places to be a woman.
    — Kara Fox, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
  • But what frightened me most was not death alone, but the idea of dying before my writings reached the world—that my story would disappear with me, and that my feelings, my memories, my identity, and my human experience would be erased.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of erased
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  • In 2025, the US State Department removed its multi-million-dollar bounties for several key Taliban leaders who had transitionally assumed top positions within the Afghan government.
    — Kara Fox, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
  • With Boone removed from the contest and the Blue Jays already up a run, Kirk spoiled Bradley Hanner’s major league debut with a solo homer in the eighth inning.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of removed
Verb
  • The former pro athlete posted a family photo of himself, Panettiere and their daughter Kaya (whose face is censored by a bright orange dot) all smiles against a cloudy sky.
    — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • When that ability gets constrained, when communication feels censored, when speed is prized over rigor, when ambiguity gets exploited instead of clarified, the meaning of the work itself starts to erode.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of censored

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