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to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it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
Conversations were moved to an auto-deleting platform and evidence was destroyed.
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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
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
Protecting your privacy goes beyond deleting profiles.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
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
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
Protecting your privacy goes beyond deleting profiles.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deleting
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However, back in September, YB’s manager called out Chicago’s United Center for canceling their MASA stop.—
Mackenzie Cummings-Grady,
Billboard,
22 Oct. 2025
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That's especially true if an airline reduces service by downgrading you or canceling your flight, but is required to pay you under the law.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
21 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,
25 Oct. 2025
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Private equity firms are showing a great interest in buying into the NFL — the biggest and most profitable sports league in the world — and are boosting values by setting a floor on valuations and erasing concerns other limited partners may have had over liquidity, CNBC reported.—
Michael Ozanian,
CNBC,
22 Oct. 2025
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The company and store owners sued, arguing players could use an optional preview feature, removing the element of chance.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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If the President believes that imposing, removing, or amending tariffs is an appropriate policy measure, Congress has given him tools to pursue those goals.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Deleting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deleting. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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