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to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it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
But in its 2024 report filed last week, Intel deleted the goals.
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Maria Aspan, NPR, 7 Feb. 2025
Though Elez later deleted his X account, archival records reviewed by Newsweek show a pattern of discriminatory rhetoric.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
Khaled deleted the post shortly after Drake's comment, but screenshots of the interaction have since made rounds on social media.
—Chris Barilla, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025
The drop-off was a result of a 2021 law passed by Republican lawmakers requiring every county elections supervisor to delete requests for vote-by-mail ballots every two years.
—Lawrence Mower, Orlando Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2025
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Maria Aspan, NPR, 7 Feb. 2025
Though Elez later deleted his X account, archival records reviewed by Newsweek show a pattern of discriminatory rhetoric.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
Khaled deleted the post shortly after Drake's comment, but screenshots of the interaction have since made rounds on social media.
—Chris Barilla, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025
The drop-off was a result of a 2021 law passed by Republican lawmakers requiring every county elections supervisor to delete requests for vote-by-mail ballots every two years.
—Lawrence Mower, Orlando Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for delete
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Deployment to Ukraine is canceled, deployment to Gaza, however, is still on the table.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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As part of a broader immigration crackdown, his administration quickly canceled all appointments people had made through a U.S. government app.—
Julie Watson,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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Those odds dropped slowly with each game Ovechkin missed due to a fractured left fibula until all progress from his hot streak was erased.—
Dom Luszczyszyn,
The Athletic,
7 Feb. 2025
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That’s surrender — to the idea that this is a zero-sum war where one side must be erased for the other to survive.—
Hen Mazzig,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Feb. 2025
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The cup holder can also be removed for the car’s next owner, if that owner wants a more pure Bugatti experience.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
14 Feb. 2025
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The tiny devices were removed from the ferrets after four days in the wild.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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Mahmoud believes that the raid on the Educational Bookshop is just another step in Israel's mission to censor Palestinian voices.—
Leila Fadel,
NPR,
14 Feb. 2025
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As individual actors retreat to the sidelines or censor themselves, societal opposition weakens.—
STEVEN LEVITSKY,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Delete.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delete. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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