deleted; deleting
: to eliminate especially by blotting out, cutting out, or erasing
delete a passage in a manuscript
delete a computer file
The email was accidentally deleted.
Examples of delete in a Sentence
Delete this name from the list.
When the movie was shown on TV all the swearwords had been deleted.
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But Rozier is also trying not to let the outside noise affect him, temporarily deleting Instagram and some of his other social media accounts.
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Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2025
As the company promotes generative AI to the public, Redmond accidentally introduced a software bug last week that can delete the Copilot program from PCs running Windows 10 or 11.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 17 Mar. 2025
Mackenzie's Instagram account, the platform that initially shared the allegations against Claggett and CBC, was found to be deleted that same day.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 16 Mar. 2025
The current rush to delete our veterans’ history is shameful, misguided and cruel.
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Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2025
As the company promotes generative AI to the public, Redmond accidentally introduced a software bug last week that can delete the Copilot program from PCs running Windows 10 or 11.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 17 Mar. 2025
Mackenzie's Instagram account, the platform that initially shared the allegations against Claggett and CBC, was found to be deleted that same day.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 16 Mar. 2025
The current rush to delete our veterans’ history is shameful, misguided and cruel.
—Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 16 Mar. 2025
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“Delete.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/delete. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.
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delete
verb
de·lete
di-ˈlēt 
deleted; deleting
: to eliminate especially by blotting out, cutting out, or erasing
delete a part of the story
delete a computer file
deletion
noun
di-ˈlē-shən
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