as in to delete
to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it
x out the names of the people who have already left
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With funds to spare, $20,000 was devoted to deleting duplicate data to optimize website performance.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
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Worse, organizations often delete footage to save space, losing critical data in the process.—
Freddy Kuo,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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“X (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/x%20%28out%29. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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