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
The restorations represent a shift from early, adamant denials that any deletion of things such as the Enola Gay or prominent service members was happening at all.
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arkansasonline.com, 23 Mar. 2025
Information could be held for as long as 15 years before requiring deletion.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
Among the public controversies has been the Pentagon’s wholesale deletions of pages related to the Navajo Code Talkers’ contributions in World War II and baseball legend Jackie Robinson’s military career.
—Ashraf Khalil, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2025
The company will then send an an email asking users to confirm the deletion request.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2025
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arkansasonline.com, 23 Mar. 2025
Information could be held for as long as 15 years before requiring deletion.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
Among the public controversies has been the Pentagon’s wholesale deletions of pages related to the Navajo Code Talkers’ contributions in World War II and baseball legend Jackie Robinson’s military career.
—Ashraf Khalil, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2025
The company will then send an an email asking users to confirm the deletion request.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deletion
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The omission of Yellow 5 on product labeling raises health concerns, particularly for those with allergies.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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For climate activists, this may be viewed an encouraging green hushing, or the intentional omission of climate friendly and environmentally friendly actions by a company to avoid controversy of liability.—
Jon McGowan,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Deletion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deletion. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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