as in canceling
to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it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
If an app starts asking for data access or input that is irrelevant to its core function, users should be educated to consider deleting it.
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Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Unlike a text, there’s no drafting, deleting or do-over.
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Michelle Sobel,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
A lot of my work involves staring at the same article for hours, moving paragraphs around, trimming sentences, deleting sections, and then rebuilding them from scratch.
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Sascha Brodsky,
PC Magazine,
21 June 2026
Evelyne dos Santos Gonçalves, 29, a 25-year-old man and a 27-year-old man have also been accused of deleting digital content, the outlets reported, citing the Civil Police.
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Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
21 June 2026
And even though Citi Bike’s age verification system has multiple components that could be used even without biometric screening and with quickly deleting any data collected, that didn’t matter.
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Bradley Tusk,
New York Daily News,
20 June 2026
Both were part of Richmond’s circle, and both were ready to debate an idea without deleting the debater.
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Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
O’Hara denied deleting the contact in interviews conducted in June and April.
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Joe Kottke,
NBC news,
27 May 2026
Since Paxton’s victory, the NRSC quietly began deleting posts criticizing the Texas attorney general, according to CNN.
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Sydney Topf,
The Washington Examiner,
27 May 2026
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Unlike a text, there’s no drafting, deleting or do-over.
—
Michelle Sobel,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
A lot of my work involves staring at the same article for hours, moving paragraphs around, trimming sentences, deleting sections, and then rebuilding them from scratch.
—
Sascha Brodsky,
PC Magazine,
21 June 2026
Evelyne dos Santos Gonçalves, 29, a 25-year-old man and a 27-year-old man have also been accused of deleting digital content, the outlets reported, citing the Civil Police.
—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
21 June 2026
And even though Citi Bike’s age verification system has multiple components that could be used even without biometric screening and with quickly deleting any data collected, that didn’t matter.
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Bradley Tusk,
New York Daily News,
20 June 2026
Both were part of Richmond’s circle, and both were ready to debate an idea without deleting the debater.
—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
O’Hara denied deleting the contact in interviews conducted in June and April.
—
Joe Kottke,
NBC news,
27 May 2026
Since Paxton’s victory, the NRSC quietly began deleting posts criticizing the Texas attorney general, according to CNN.
—
Sydney Topf,
The Washington Examiner,
27 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deleting
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Charges against Bailey Zimmerman have been dropped after prosecutors initially accused the country music star of causing $16,000 worth of damage to a New Mexico hotel room and canceling a concert as a result, his lawyer said.
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Or live noise canceling on calls.
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Maybe Destiny 2 needed to end at some point, but there’s a difference between that and announcing the next stage of the IP, and erasing it from existence and laying off the hundreds of talented team members still making great content right down to the last minute.
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Electronic dance music scholars have noted that countercultural scenes have shifted into a global industry, reshaping or erasing local meanings in favor of commercialization.
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Having clarity around service charges is the only way eateries can survive, said restaurateur Eddie Pozzuoli, who runs Eddie & Vinny’s in Coral Springs — because the only alternative to removing fees is hiking prices.
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Lemon can be used for everything from freshening bed linens to removing stains from clothes–including cleaning your microwave.
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Professors are censoring themselves in lectures and rewriting syllabuses.
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Residents began self-censoring in private chats and deleting posts out of fear of reprisal.
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“Deleting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deleting. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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