as in cancelled
to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it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 deleted
Mitchell did not answer questions about whether Harris-Dawson had deleted messages or emails.
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Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2025
Adobe promptly deleted the post, but not before Adobe critics pulled out their best pop culture references to bully the software firm.
—Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 12 Apr. 2025
If they were deleted, the public should be told that — along with why.
—Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2025
Luckily, Nan finds the correct disk just in time to save the crew from getting blipped from existence, and Walton gets the fatal-content-error screen that indicates the game has been deleted from the server entirely.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
The post, which Wallace later deleted, included a photo of Ellis, according to the lawsuit.
—Brooke Migdon, The Hill, 10 Apr. 2025
Washington Square News reported that NYU College Republicans deleted social media posts that promoted the event on Wednesday evening.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 10 Apr. 2025
However, the post seems to have since been deleted.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 9 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
Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2025
Adobe promptly deleted the post, but not before Adobe critics pulled out their best pop culture references to bully the software firm.
—Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 12 Apr. 2025
If they were deleted, the public should be told that — along with why.
—Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2025
Luckily, Nan finds the correct disk just in time to save the crew from getting blipped from existence, and Walton gets the fatal-content-error screen that indicates the game has been deleted from the server entirely.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
The post, which Wallace later deleted, included a photo of Ellis, according to the lawsuit.
—Brooke Migdon, The Hill, 10 Apr. 2025
Washington Square News reported that NYU College Republicans deleted social media posts that promoted the event on Wednesday evening.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 10 Apr. 2025
However, the post seems to have since been deleted.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 9 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deleted
Verb
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An author training session was canceled with no explanation.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
12 Apr. 2025
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The comedy series has been canceled after airing for four seasons on Apple TV+, its co-creator and stars confirmed.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
12 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Their implementation led the stock markets to drop drastically, with Wall Street posting its worst losses since 2020 and trillions of dollars in value erased.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Apr. 2025
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In China, a wide swath of suppliers are likely to see their already narrow margins completely erased, with a new wave of efforts to establish factories in other countries set to begin.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
10 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Both crosses were removed from the cathedral’s steeple and spire in 1998 for building renovations.—
Killian Baarlaer,
The Courier-Journal,
24 Dec. 2024
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Bricks that were most likely 184 years old were removed from the foundation of the church, ending its almost two centuries-long mission.—
Noe Padilla,
The Indianapolis Star,
24 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Conservatives in recent years have built their own video platforms, cloud storage companies and book publishing arms as a way to ensure conservative businesses won't be censored by mainstream alternatives that may be skittish around their ideals.—
Sara Fischer,
Axios,
24 Mar. 2025
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China has refused to label Russia's invasion as such and has censored anti-war sentiment at home.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Deleted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deleted. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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