DELETING Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

deleting

verb

present participle of delete

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to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it the teacher deleted the last line of the student's essay, wisely sensing that it lessened the impact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 Talk about meeting The Challenge — the latest challenge to the Swedish version of the popular reality-TV show has met its match by way of an apparent AI agent, which is being blamed for deleting its entire new season. — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2026 Jarvis sacrifices himself to stabilize Vision’s mind, deleting his code and shifting his processing power to the other AIs to keep them functional. — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026 A week earlier, an independent journalist, Michael Tracey, published her name on social media, before deleting the post. — Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2026 During the trial, jurors heard about efforts to conceal the affair, including discussions about deleting communications and replacing phones. — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026 Adding, deleting, and moving multiple devices is still deeply painful, and the app experience is Alexa’s biggest flaw. — Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 8 Oct. 2026 Bryant advised Van Rootselaar about how to keep her plot a secret by deleting online messages and using virtual private networks, officials said. — ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026 Finally, under Performance, the photo cleaner offered to free up storage space by deleting duplicate photos and photos that, while not exact duplicates, are very similar. — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026 Fox News host Sean Hannity also took to X to crow about the moment, before also deleting his post. — Jeremy Roebuck, Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2026

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What transpired in-between the curtain raiser and final pose was much like what had gone down the previous night in Cincinnati, at the first public gig the Beach Boys had done since canceling a slew of dates beginning in July.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
In an interview with Tulsa news station Fox23, Meulenberg also emphasized that the department did not recommend canceling the concert.

— Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of canceling

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Jameis Winston deserves a ton of credit for erasing a 14-point deficit in the fourth quarter by leading two touchdown drives of 70-plus yards in the final 11 minutes of regulation.

— Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Six years later, architect Chongxin Zhao was entrusted with restoring the space – in a way that celebrated its incredible architecture without erasing its history.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of erasing

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Doctors then discussed removing his tongue, according to Rockett.

— Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
The 71-year-old first American pope was admitted to the Gemelli hospital on Tuesday with doctors removing a nodule that was determined to be pulmonary adenocarcinoma, the most common type of lung cancer.

— Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of removing

Verb

Equal-time rule doesn’t apply, group says The equal-time rule prohibits broadcast stations from censoring or rejecting political ads paid for and sponsored by legally qualified candidates.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 29 Sep. 2026
Earlier in the week, Kraft allegedly led a pressure campaign to force the Seattle rapper off Ed Sheeran’s The Loop Tour, igniting a firestorm of backlash from artists and fans accusing Kraft of censoring Macklemore’s free speech.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of censoring

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