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or x'ing (out)
as in deleting
to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it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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deleting
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This immediately stops it from running without deleting it.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
5 Jan. 2026 -
At the same time, less than half of the Australian public believes the ban will be effective—and, according to a recent poll published in the Sydney Morning Herald, fewer than a third of parents plan to enforce the ban in their households, by deleting the relevant apps off their children’s phones.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
23 Dec. 2025
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“X-ing (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/x-ing%20%28out%29. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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