as in cancelling
to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it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 deleting
TikTok deal reached Looks like Americans won’t have to worry about deleting the TikTok app off their phone.
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Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
Not only does cloud storage occupy less space, but it cannot be physically destroyed and rendered useless like physical hard drives without a user explicitly deleting information.
—Chongwei Chen, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Save copies of any flagged posts instead of deleting them.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Sep. 2025
Protecting your privacy goes beyond deleting profiles.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
The former can have comment, edit (which doesn’t include deleting), full edit (with deletion), and view-only permissions.
—PC Magazine, 2 Sep. 2025
Oregon’s voluntary program has sought to respond to such concerns by deleting mileage data 30 days after a payment is received, Boardman said.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2025
Prior to the arrest, Lil Nas X had dropped a series of bizarre posts on his Instagram page, after deleting all earlier posts two days before.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2025
Even deleting your TikTok account does not mean your data disappears.
—Autumn Dorsey, Boston Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
Not only does cloud storage occupy less space, but it cannot be physically destroyed and rendered useless like physical hard drives without a user explicitly deleting information.
—Chongwei Chen, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Save copies of any flagged posts instead of deleting them.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Sep. 2025
Protecting your privacy goes beyond deleting profiles.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
The former can have comment, edit (which doesn’t include deleting), full edit (with deletion), and view-only permissions.
—PC Magazine, 2 Sep. 2025
Oregon’s voluntary program has sought to respond to such concerns by deleting mileage data 30 days after a payment is received, Boardman said.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2025
Prior to the arrest, Lil Nas X had dropped a series of bizarre posts on his Instagram page, after deleting all earlier posts two days before.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2025
Even deleting your TikTok account does not mean your data disappears.
—Autumn Dorsey, Boston Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deleting
Verb
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Hours later, his administration began canceling hundreds of NEA grants to arts groups across the country.—
Helen Molesworth,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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The noise-cancelling setting ensures jam sessions won’t be interrupted by outside disturbances.—
Melody Kazel,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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Failing to seize the narrative, the authorities shifted course and began erasing the record from public memory.—
Yangyang Cheng,
NPR,
4 Oct. 2025
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These services do all the work for you by actively monitoring and systematically erasing your personal information from hundreds of websites.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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But the building feels temporary, with United having previously discussed removing it.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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More than 200 bodies are still on the mountain, left there because of the difficulty, risk, and cost of removing them, the database says.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Deleting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deleting. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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