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to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it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 department deleted the post, and Mayor Bill Bazzi said the idea for a badge shouldn't have been presented as an official protype.
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Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2025
That post has since been deleted.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
There were 345 messages eventually found to have been deleted between downloads but, when recovered, were between Paqueta and his mother and another individual.
—Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
If Fina is correct and the private keys never left its control and were subsequently securely deleted, there is no danger.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 4 Sep. 2025
While the Instagram photo has now been deleted, the earliest photo Pegula still has up with Gahagen is from a date in New York City in September 2016.
—Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Luke Bird cited a July report from Meta showing the company deleted 10 million fake accounts, less than 1% of fraudulent users.
—Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Connolly, who later deleted the post and was arrested, pleaded guilty to inciting racial hatred in court and was sentenced to 31 months in prison.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
At the other extreme is Bottega Veneta, which deleted all social media accounts in 2021, replacing them with a quarterly online magazine.
—Matteo Atti, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2025
That post has since been deleted.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
There were 345 messages eventually found to have been deleted between downloads but, when recovered, were between Paqueta and his mother and another individual.
—Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
If Fina is correct and the private keys never left its control and were subsequently securely deleted, there is no danger.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 4 Sep. 2025
While the Instagram photo has now been deleted, the earliest photo Pegula still has up with Gahagen is from a date in New York City in September 2016.
—Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Luke Bird cited a July report from Meta showing the company deleted 10 million fake accounts, less than 1% of fraudulent users.
—Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Connolly, who later deleted the post and was arrested, pleaded guilty to inciting racial hatred in court and was sentenced to 31 months in prison.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
At the other extreme is Bottega Veneta, which deleted all social media accounts in 2021, replacing them with a quarterly online magazine.
—Matteo Atti, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deleted
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Though Davies planned to reunite the band for a tour in 2015, it was canceled when the musician was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a type of cancer that attacks plasma cells.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Sep. 2025
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Last year, Romania controversially canceled the turnout of a presidential election that produced a victory for a far-right independent, arguing his campaign was backed by Russian interference and disqualifying his candidacy.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Sep. 2025
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The Royals’ defense erased a potential rally in the fourth inning after Cameron surrendered a double to Rengifo and walked first baseman Oswald Peraza.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
5 Sep. 2025
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After a Horned Frog turnover, senior safety Bud Clark erased the mistake with a 25-yard interception returned for a score to put TCU in front 17-7.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 Sep. 2025
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Witt — who started at shortstop — was removed from the game with low-back spasms.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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An ugly sweep at the hands of the Pittsburgh Pirates sunk their struggling offense to new depths and at least temporarily removed Will Smith from the equation.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Surveillance reports and early warning systems have been curtailed, while health promotion and advocacy for communities disproportionately affected by inequity are being censored.—
Stan Chu Ilo,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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The few people who protest against the war on radio and television are interrupted and censored.—
Uriel Kon
September 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Deleted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deleted. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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