stroke (out)

verb

Definition of stroke (out)next
as in to delete
to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it if you make a mistake on the form, just stroke it out

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stroke (out)
  1. delete
  2. cancel
Verb
  • Additionally, the workers must hand over any communications — including self-deleting texts from apps such as Signal — related to the office’s efforts to block noncitizen voting.
    — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2026
  • When competing demands become overwhelming, triage your work into what has the greatest impact, what still needs to be done, and what can be deleted, delegated, or delayed.
    — Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of delete
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  • Unlikely influencers, from foodies to mothers to retirees, are weighing in on Proposition 40, a one-time 5% tax on the assets of the state’s roughly 200 billionaires and on other ballot measures created to cancel it.
    — Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The international governing body for soccer was allowed to cancel its extra reservations — up to 5,000 rooms per night — 120 days before arrival.
    — PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of cancel
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“Stroke (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stroke%20%28out%29. Accessed 2 Nov. 2026.

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