deletion
noun
de·le·tion
di-ˈlē-shən 
dē-
Examples of deletion in a Sentence
one of the deletions from the final cut of the movie turned out to be my one line of dialogue
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In an opinion issued Thursday, U.S. District court judge Paul Friedman noted the deletion of the public information by the acting Justice Department leadership.
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Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 1 Feb. 2025
Prime editing offers more accurate and flexible DNA modifications compared to traditional CRISPR-Cas9 systems, allowing for insertions, deletions, and base substitutions without inducing double-strand breaks.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
De Oliveira was accused of ordering the deletion of surveillance footage after federal prosecutors had requested it.
—Gabe Whisnant, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
Trend Micro flips that model on its head, offering secure deletion without encryption.
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Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 1 Feb. 2025
Prime editing offers more accurate and flexible DNA modifications compared to traditional CRISPR-Cas9 systems, allowing for insertions, deletions, and base substitutions without inducing double-strand breaks.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
De Oliveira was accused of ordering the deletion of surveillance footage after federal prosecutors had requested it.
—Gabe Whisnant, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
Trend Micro flips that model on its head, offering secure deletion without encryption.
—PCMAG, 28 Jan. 2025
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“Deletion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deletion. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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deletion
noun
de·le·tion
di-ˈlē-shən
1
: the absence of a section of genetic material from a gene or chromosome
2
: the mutational process that results in a deletion
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