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to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it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 former president, along with Nauta and De Oliveira, also pleaded not guilty in a superseding indictment to allegedly attempting to delete surveillance footage at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate.
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Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 30 Dec. 2024
He also was told to watch any incriminating videos from Combs’ personal devices and delete them, or he would be terminated.
Pines also alleges that Combs would test his loyalty, once asking him to come back to his home after a long day at work just to fetch his remote.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 23 Dec. 2024
The camera showed that footage in it was deleted on Nov. 2, 2023.
—Claire Osborn, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Dec. 2024
The risk of losing their channels outweighs the risk of losing income from removing specific videos at issue, so users often choose to delete content voluntarily, rather than defend their content.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 27 Dec. 2024
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Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 30 Dec. 2024
He also was told to watch any incriminating videos from Combs’ personal devices and delete them, or he would be terminated.
Pines also alleges that Combs would test his loyalty, once asking him to come back to his home after a long day at work just to fetch his remote.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 23 Dec. 2024
The camera showed that footage in it was deleted on Nov. 2, 2023.
—Claire Osborn, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Dec. 2024
The risk of losing their channels outweighs the risk of losing income from removing specific videos at issue, so users often choose to delete content voluntarily, rather than defend their content.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 27 Dec. 2024
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Several other school districts in the region have also cancelled classes Wednesday, including the Glendale Unified School District, the Alhambra Unified School District, South Pasadena Unified School District, South Pasadena Unified School District and Burbank Unified School District.Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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Pasadena Unified School District canceled classes for the remainder of the week.Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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On January 1, the Spanish top flight then erased the players from Barca's squad on its official website.Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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Be sure to erase any personal data before recycling electronics.Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Jan. 2025
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Meta is removing employee criticism over its hiring of UFC CEO Dana White from an internal company messaging system.Makena Kelly, WIRED, 9 Jan. 2025
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However, if needed, stubborn leaves can also be removed with a razor blade.Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Jan. 2025
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But, in a twist, that opinion held that blocking China from potentially being able to censor Americans' speech was upholding the spirit of the First Amendment.Bobby Allyn, NPR, 10 Jan. 2025
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But the government has claimed in court filings that the app has acceded to Beijing’s demands to censor content outside China.Adam Liptak, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Delete.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delete. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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