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to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it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
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
Boyle, 65, shared a series of Instagram photos on Thursday, May 28, after deleting all previous posts.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
The investigative document obtained by the Pioneer Press shows that city officials believe O’Hara interfered with the investigation by the law firm Forsgren Fisher by deleting from his cell phone the personal contact of one of the employees he was alleged to have had relations with.
—Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 27 May 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
Heads of families cannot migrate their personal account without also migrating or deleting kids’ accounts.
—Stevie Bonifield, The Verge, 27 May 2026
The defense attorney said Laird had acted suspiciously by deleting messages between him and Maya on multiple platforms.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2026
Those photos and several others, released by both the Post and other online publications, eventually led to Russini resigning from The Athletic and deleting her social media presence.
—Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
Boyle, 65, shared a series of Instagram photos on Thursday, May 28, after deleting all previous posts.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
The investigative document obtained by the Pioneer Press shows that city officials believe O’Hara interfered with the investigation by the law firm Forsgren Fisher by deleting from his cell phone the personal contact of one of the employees he was alleged to have had relations with.
—Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 27 May 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
Heads of families cannot migrate their personal account without also migrating or deleting kids’ accounts.
—Stevie Bonifield, The Verge, 27 May 2026
The defense attorney said Laird had acted suspiciously by deleting messages between him and Maya on multiple platforms.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2026
Those photos and several others, released by both the Post and other online publications, eventually led to Russini resigning from The Athletic and deleting her social media presence.
—Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deleting
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Trump posted about canceling the strikes soon after the meeting, the officials said.—
Sarah Dean,
NBC news,
12 June 2026
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As 404 Media reports, Northern District of Mississippi judge Sharion Aycock berated everybody involved in a sanctions order, ultimately fining them, canceling the trial, and barring half of them from appearing in the district’s court for two years.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
11 June 2026
Verb
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Additionally, architecture must be connected and long-term ecosystem partners need to be treated as strategic capability extensions, not interchangeable vendors that operate on short-term rotations, erasing institutional memory.—
Harpreet Sidhu,
Fortune,
13 June 2026
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Removing it can also remove , which helps stop someone else from erasing, activating and reselling your phone.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
12 June 2026
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By removing the liquid filling stage entirely and accelerating the subsequent chemical formation and aging protocols, the production timeline for these steps is shortened by two-thirds.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
13 June 2026
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Make 4- to 6-inch-long cuttings by sipping off the ends of the shoots and removing a few bottom leaves.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 June 2026
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Professors are censoring themselves in lectures and rewriting syllabuses.—
Bruce Schneier,
The Conversation,
27 May 2026
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Residents began self-censoring in private chats and deleting posts out of fear of reprisal.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Deleting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deleting. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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