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to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it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
What Happens Next Despite deleting the videos on her TikTok, Grubbs continues to share updates on her Snapchat.
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MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
In February 2025, umpire Pat Hoberg was fired by MLB for sharing his legal sports gambling accounts with a friend who bet on baseball games and for intentionally deleting electronic messages pertinent to the league’s investigation.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Conversations were moved to an auto-deleting platform and evidence was destroyed.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2025
Paying monthly for storage from iCloud+ or Google gets old fast, and so does going through your camera roll and deleting photos to temporarily make space.
—PC Magazine, 19 Oct. 2025
Robinson is accused of deleting video captured by cameras at their home, police said.
—Mitchell Willetts, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Oct. 2025
Right now, most Nampa workers are deleting their prompts, and Schierman said that’s fully legal.
—Idaho Statesman, 13 Oct. 2025
Some companies have strategically deployed offensive tactics and obtained immediate results including short-sellers deleting a report and/or issuing a retraction.
—Tim Reynolds, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
TikTok deal reached Looks like Americans won’t have to worry about deleting the TikTok app off their phone.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
In February 2025, umpire Pat Hoberg was fired by MLB for sharing his legal sports gambling accounts with a friend who bet on baseball games and for intentionally deleting electronic messages pertinent to the league’s investigation.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Conversations were moved to an auto-deleting platform and evidence was destroyed.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2025
Paying monthly for storage from iCloud+ or Google gets old fast, and so does going through your camera roll and deleting photos to temporarily make space.
—PC Magazine, 19 Oct. 2025
Robinson is accused of deleting video captured by cameras at their home, police said.
—Mitchell Willetts, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Oct. 2025
Right now, most Nampa workers are deleting their prompts, and Schierman said that’s fully legal.
—Idaho Statesman, 13 Oct. 2025
Some companies have strategically deployed offensive tactics and obtained immediate results including short-sellers deleting a report and/or issuing a retraction.
—Tim Reynolds, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
TikTok deal reached Looks like Americans won’t have to worry about deleting the TikTok app off their phone.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deleting
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Many Latinos are canceling doctor appointments to head off possible confrontation with immigration enforcement officials.—
Phillip Reese,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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The Ali airport also shutdown overnight, canceling 21 flights or 16% of the day's total flights, according to the airport's executive director Dann Mann.—
Connor Giffin,
Louisville Courier Journal,
5 Nov. 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,
8 Nov. 2025
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Rising sea levels and relentless storms are erasing land faster than locals – or officials – can respond.—
Samantha Delouya,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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The new material uses a common wood waste product to create a greener future for electronics, removing toxic metals and avoiding complex, polluting manufacturing methods.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Nov. 2025
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But removing humans from the loop entirely would be a mistake.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
10 Nov. 2025
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Back then, Comedy Central responded by heavily censoring the episodes — bleeping all mentions of Muhammad’s name and removing key dialogue — and later pulled them from streaming platforms and reruns entirely.—
Peter Kiefer,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Nov. 2025
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In the video above, the show's audio can be heard cutting out, censoring whatever Goldberg said next.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Deleting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deleting. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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