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also x'd (out)
or xed (out)
as in deleted
to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it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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deleted
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He was also questioned about the large gaps of time between some of their exchanges, with the family’s attorney suggesting they had been deleted.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026 -
If an Entry is confirmed to have been erroneously deleted, lost, or destroyed, entrant’s sole remedy shall be another entry into the Sweepstakes.—
AJC.com,
AJC.com,
10 May 2026
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“X-ed (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/x-ed%20%28out%29. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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