as in to delete
to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it
anything potentially offensive or disturbing was edited out of the newsletter before it was mailed
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By Saturday morning, his account and messages had been deleted from Discord but were preserved and posted on X by Nirit Weiss-Blatt, a communications researcher and author.—
St. John Barned-Smith,
San Francisco Chronicle,
12 Apr. 2026 -
The women said Swalwell generally sent more graphic messages via Snapchat, where messages are automatically deleted after short periods of time.—
Allison Gordon,
CNN Money,
10 Apr. 2026
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This comes after Meghan's show With Love, Meghan, was canceled after two seasons.—
Meg Walters,
InStyle,
12 Apr. 2026
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Electronic musician Anyma is speaking out after his Coachella set was canceled due to severe weather condititions early Saturday morning.—
Payton Turkeltaub,
Variety,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Edit (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/edit%20%28out%29. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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