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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During the stream, which has since been deleted and re-uploaded by fans, Kiss of Life wore oversized chains, snapback hats, cornrows and large hoop earrings.
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Jack Irvin, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
It has also been deleted from Reddit by moderators but has shared with Newsweek by the dad who first uploaded it.
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Bad spelling and grammar ensured that most users deleted the message, leaving only the most gullible users in the pipeline.
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So, here are some of the White Lotus deleted scenes from the series’s third season, according to the actors.
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Jack Irvin, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
It has also been deleted from Reddit by moderators but has shared with Newsweek by the dad who first uploaded it.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
Bad spelling and grammar ensured that most users deleted the message, leaving only the most gullible users in the pipeline.
—Kevin Korte, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
So, here are some of the White Lotus deleted scenes from the series’s third season, according to the actors.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 8 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for delete
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“Delete.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/delete. Accessed 13 Apr. 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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