as in omission
something left out
one of the deletions from the final cut of the movie turned out to be my one line of dialogue
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Recent Examples of deletion
However, all of the deletions that had already been saved under the order will still be accessible to the NYT’s lawyers as evidence.
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PC Magazine, 11 Oct. 2025
These secondary variants took many forms, including both small changes and large deletions, duplications and expansions of their DNA.
—Santhosh Girirajan, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2025
So, the researchers looked at where these hox genes were active in fish with and without the deletion.
—John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2025
Integrate archiving with centralized policy controls, permissions and defensible deletion workflows.
—Sean Nathaniel, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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PC Magazine, 11 Oct. 2025
These secondary variants took many forms, including both small changes and large deletions, duplications and expansions of their DNA.
—Santhosh Girirajan, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2025
So, the researchers looked at where these hox genes were active in fish with and without the deletion.
—John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2025
Integrate archiving with centralized policy controls, permissions and defensible deletion workflows.
—Sean Nathaniel, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deletion
omission
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Entertainment Weekly has reached out to representatives for SNL to ask about the omission.—
Jillian Sederholm,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Oct. 2025
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This omission was quickly pointed out by fans as a potential sign of his future plans.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Deletion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deletion. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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