as in deleted
to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it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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The Christ-like image and a video Trump posted depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes were both deleted after backlash.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
7 June 2026 -
And as certain historical incidents such as slavery, were deleted from our schools’ textbooks.—
Bea L. Hines,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2026
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“Edited (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/edited%20%28out%29. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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