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to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it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
After the war, his goalscoring statistics were deleted and his achievements were discredited, with the Polish press labelling him as mentally unstable and an alcoholic.
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Tim Spiers, New York Times, 1 June 2026
The tweet posted by Steyer’s campaign has since been deleted.
—Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
The original video has since been deleted, but not before the clip was re-uploaded and spread across social media.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 1 June 2026
According to Traina, the biometric data is encrypted, sent to the user’s device, and subsequently deleted.
—Sam Birchall, Fortune, 1 June 2026
Those posts have since been deleted.
—Stephen Whyno, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026
Members can also bury stories by casting a negative vote, and a story is automatically deleted after a particular number of negative votes.
—Steve Paulussen, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 May 2026
This isn’t ideal, as Cassie has just deleted her OnlyFans and Nate’s loan sharks are circling, smelling blood in the water.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
Because the messages were deleted, investigators could only retrieve the dates and times, but not the messages' content.
—Natalie Morales, CBS News, 24 May 2026
Tim Spiers, New York Times, 1 June 2026
The tweet posted by Steyer’s campaign has since been deleted.
—Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
The original video has since been deleted, but not before the clip was re-uploaded and spread across social media.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 1 June 2026
According to Traina, the biometric data is encrypted, sent to the user’s device, and subsequently deleted.
—Sam Birchall, Fortune, 1 June 2026
Those posts have since been deleted.
—Stephen Whyno, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026
Members can also bury stories by casting a negative vote, and a story is automatically deleted after a particular number of negative votes.
—Steve Paulussen, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 May 2026
This isn’t ideal, as Cassie has just deleted her OnlyFans and Nate’s loan sharks are circling, smelling blood in the water.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
Because the messages were deleted, investigators could only retrieve the dates and times, but not the messages' content.
—Natalie Morales, CBS News, 24 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deleted
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The show was cancelled after that season, when Barr posted a tweet comparing Barack Obama's former adviser Valerie Jarrett to an ape.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
1 June 2026
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The United Kingdom’s Home Office canceled travel permits belonging to Piker, 34, and Turkish-American broadcaster and attorney Cenk Uygur.—
Sana Noor Haq,
CNN Money,
1 June 2026
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No warning, no opt-out, no qualifications The undocumented changes also included code to conceal the instruction and its results by adding ANSI escapes that erased the PI when human reviewers use the TTY command to monitor activity on interactive terminals.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
28 May 2026
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Years of screen time and digital overload have not erased that need.—
Alana Sandel,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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Jansen glanced toward the dugout after the walk, and Hinch removed him from the game.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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The builder also removed its original plan to send traffic into a neighboring development and will donate two wells to the neighboring English Hills subdivision.—
Joe Marusak
May 27,
Charlotte Observer,
27 May 2026
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Your first warning is when local news, embassy alerts, and travel communications become inconsistent or censored, situational awareness is compromised.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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Still, the web will likely remain heavily censored, experts warned; Tehran is reportedly using Chinese hardware to strengthen its censorship capabilities, further proof that Beijing is exporting the technology that powers its cutting-edge firewall.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
29 May 2026
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“Deleted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deleted. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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