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 district received confirmation that the data was deleted in October of 2025, and yet the report was never deleted as part of that deletion activity.
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Karen Morfitt, CBS News, 14 May 2026
In places with privacy laws, such as California, Illinois and the European Union, people can submit a data access request to see what biometric data a company holds and, in some cases, ask for its deletion.
—Jonathan S. Weissman, The Conversation, 28 Apr. 2026
In addition to creating a registry for these brokers, and implementing new mandatory fees for the registry, the bill also charges the state Department of Consumer Protection with creating a deletion mechanism that would let people remove their personal data from broker databases and websites.
—P.r. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2026
News outlets tasked with dealing with commenters often delegate comment moderation—the oversight of reader comments, intervention, and, possibly, deletion of problematic content—to journalists themselves.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Apr. 2026
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Karen Morfitt, CBS News, 14 May 2026
In places with privacy laws, such as California, Illinois and the European Union, people can submit a data access request to see what biometric data a company holds and, in some cases, ask for its deletion.
—Jonathan S. Weissman, The Conversation, 28 Apr. 2026
In addition to creating a registry for these brokers, and implementing new mandatory fees for the registry, the bill also charges the state Department of Consumer Protection with creating a deletion mechanism that would let people remove their personal data from broker databases and websites.
—P.r. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2026
News outlets tasked with dealing with commenters often delegate comment moderation—the oversight of reader comments, intervention, and, possibly, deletion of problematic content—to journalists themselves.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deletion
omission
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But this messaging omission this time — intentional or otherwise — was notable.—
Armando Salguero OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2026
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Shuter claimed that Styles’ omission from the guest list was intentional, which makes sense given his past romance with the bride.—
Allison DeGrushe,
StyleCaster,
1 June 2026
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“Deletion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deletion. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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