as in to cancel
to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it
the teacher deleted the last line of the student's essay, wisely sensing that it lessened the impact
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Recent Examples of delete
The expansion of the California film and TV tax credit, which industry stakeholders argue is key to protecting jobs in the state, hit a snag on Friday, as lawmakers deleted references in bill language to raising the program cap to $750 million.
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Gene Maddaus, Variety, 23 May 2025
Listen to this article 3 min Bill Belichick's 24-year-old girlfriend, Jordon Hudson, deleted an Instagram story early Friday calling out journalist Pablo Torre for his reports about Hudson and Belichick's controversial relationship.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2025
Though some social media users deleted their claims about the photo when Poulos identified himself, Ald.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025
Another account, which has now been deleted, posed as Emilie posting a tribute to her late son.
—Fortesa Latifi, Rolling Stone, 21 May 2025
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Gene Maddaus, Variety, 23 May 2025
Listen to this article 3 min Bill Belichick's 24-year-old girlfriend, Jordon Hudson, deleted an Instagram story early Friday calling out journalist Pablo Torre for his reports about Hudson and Belichick's controversial relationship.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2025
Though some social media users deleted their claims about the photo when Poulos identified himself, Ald.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025
Another account, which has now been deleted, posed as Emilie posting a tribute to her late son.
—Fortesa Latifi, Rolling Stone, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for delete
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But this sort of work would require close collaboration with Chinese researchers, at just the time when those collaborations are being scrutinized or canceled.—
Daniel Engber,
The Atlantic,
20 May 2025
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United, which accounts for about 70% of Newark’s traffic, has been forced to cancel dozens of flights daily.—
Jackie Snow,
Quartz,
19 May 2025
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So, this should lower those percentage gaps in time, if not erase them.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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The voices and contributions of women and people of color were overlooked and erased through much of America’s military history.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
26 May 2025
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Pruning at the wrong time can remove developing flower buds.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
21 May 2025
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The unit removes and carries easily off the boat at the end of the day for better security and maintenance.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
21 May 2025
Verb
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An On the Contrary segment about censoring the Ethan interview.—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
23 May 2025
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Revolutionary fervor and strict moral codes reshaped film, censoring depictions of gender, modern lifestyles, and social realities.—
Ali Farahmand,
IndieWire,
23 May 2025
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“Delete.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delete. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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