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to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it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
The original photo has been deleted, but has since been reshared on other social media accounts.
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Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 30 Oct. 2025
As of reporting, Grubbs had deleted all the videos from her TikTok.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
The airline entered into a formal settlement with the department and the citation was deleted.
—Charlotte Observer, 29 Oct. 2025
Bluesky eventually reinstated her account, but her first two posts about Kirk are now deleted.
—Samantha Riedel, Them., 29 Oct. 2025
Hinge is designed to be deleted, but not for that reason.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2025
OpenAI insists that users have full control, that memories can be deleted or edited, and that everything runs securely.
—The Ai Insider, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2025
Meta confirms that the uploaded photos aren't used for ad targeting or facial recognition, but they may be stored temporarily for processing before being deleted.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025
The civil lawsuit filed in San Diego Superior Court alleges Blain has refused to produce requested public records from his private accounts, apps and devices and has deleted public records from those same sources and asked others to delete messages from him.
—Susan Gill Vardon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 30 Oct. 2025
As of reporting, Grubbs had deleted all the videos from her TikTok.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
The airline entered into a formal settlement with the department and the citation was deleted.
—Charlotte Observer, 29 Oct. 2025
Bluesky eventually reinstated her account, but her first two posts about Kirk are now deleted.
—Samantha Riedel, Them., 29 Oct. 2025
Hinge is designed to be deleted, but not for that reason.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2025
OpenAI insists that users have full control, that memories can be deleted or edited, and that everything runs securely.
—The Ai Insider, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2025
Meta confirms that the uploaded photos aren't used for ad targeting or facial recognition, but they may be stored temporarily for processing before being deleted.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025
The civil lawsuit filed in San Diego Superior Court alleges Blain has refused to produce requested public records from his private accounts, apps and devices and has deleted public records from those same sources and asked others to delete messages from him.
—Susan Gill Vardon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deleted
Verb
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At least one Halloween parade was canceled.—
NPR,
NPR,
3 Nov. 2025
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Benson Boone canceled his show at the Utilita Arena Birmingham in England an hour before his concert due to vocal issues and illness.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
2 Nov. 2025
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The drop in SoftBank shares has erased nearly $50 billion in market cap over two days.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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For a long time, scientists thought this giant collision erased all signs of what Earth was originally made of.—
Pranjal Malewar,
New Atlas,
3 Nov. 2025
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Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Disney content, including channels like ABC and ESPN, was removed from Google’s YouTube TV overnight after the two companies failed to renew a streaming contract.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
31 Oct. 2025
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The left rear seat, on the other hand, is somewhat different; the designers have removed the traditional front passenger seat, giving the passenger lots of space to stretch out in first-class aircraft style.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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But the show avoided an FCC probe as the West Coast delay was censored, and the East Coast broadcast aired after the 6am-10pm window during which obscene content is prohibited on broadcast TV and radio.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
19 Oct. 2025
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Faculty would not just self-censor, they would be censored.—
Nicholas Dirks,
Time,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Deleted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deleted. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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