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to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it the teacher deleted the last line of the student's essay, wisely sensing that it lessened the impact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 Richard Meulenberg provided additional details in a video posted to Facebook that has since been deleted. — Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026 When the state party’s Pride Caucus shared the county party’s statement on social media, the post was deleted. — Dorian Rhea Debussy, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026 Memories may have faded, or digital evidence could have been lost or deleted. — Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2026 The teachers deleted their videos in front of their students and the Taliban fighters standing at the gate. — Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 9 Oct. 2026 Robust privacy policies ensure that no data is stored and connection logs are promptly deleted. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 8 Oct. 2026 Many posts written and shared by Hamam al Hamami on an X account that has since been deleted used derogatory language about women espoused by misogynistic online influencers. — Tucker Reals, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026 On Friday, Schmidt confirmed claims that an Observer reporter's photos of him, taken in front of government buildings during an official event, were deleted from their camera by an aide. — ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026 Information enters the organization, moves between systems, gets copied and eventually deleted according to policy and individual rights. — Kobi Nissan, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deleted
  1. canceled
  2. erased
  3. removed
  4. censored
Verb
  • Several college football games were altered because of the storm, with six changing their kickoff times and one being canceled entirely.
    — Ryan Morik , Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Public school classes were canceled, and residents were urged to wear face masks.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of canceled
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  • Matthew Stafford led two fourth-quarter touchdown drives as the Rams erased a 10-point halftime deficit to beat Philadelphia 24-20, ending years of frustration against the Eagles.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The sequence that led to it was emblematic of a Broncos team that can play with anybody but has erased any margin for error in the first quarter of this season by making too many mistakes and generating too little offense.
    — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of erased
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  • Noem was appointed special envoy for the Shield of the Americas in March, after she was removed as homeland security secretary amid mounting scrutiny of her management of the department and the influence of her adviser, Corey Lewandowski.
    — Olivia Gazis, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • According to the Holy See Press Office, doctors removed the lower lobe of the pontiff's right lung during a procedure that lasted approximately 90 minutes.
    — Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of removed
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  • But on the television broadcast that aired on Saturday, Antonia’s T-shirt had been censored, appearing to be all white.
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
  • But unlike other Floridians of Cuban descent — including Secretary of State Marco Rubio — Valdes ended up defending Cuba’s socialist revolutionaries and officials who have killed, jailed, tortured, and censored numerous political enemies.
    — Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of censored

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“Deleted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deleted. Accessed 16 Oct. 2026.

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