as in canceled
to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it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
Flock Safety data is automatically deleted after 30 days by default.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
Charles has since apologized and deleted the offending TikTok, but the controversy continues, igniting social media discourse.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
The district received confirmation that the data was deleted in October of 2025, and yet the report was never deleted as part of that deletion activity.
—Karen Morfitt, CBS News, 14 May 2026
Comparisons with records from her cell phone provider suggested that numerous text messages around the time of Eric’s death had been deleted from the device.
—Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 14 May 2026
It was deleted after both Republicans and Democrats criticized the video as offensive.
—Kristin M. Hall, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
This article was later deleted.
—Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 14 May 2026
If an Entry is confirmed to have been erroneously deleted, lost, or destroyed, entrant’s sole remedy shall be another entry into the Sweepstakes.
—AJC.com, 10 May 2026
The post was deleted from the president's Truth Social account on April 13.
—Terry Collins, USA Today, 7 May 2026
Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
Charles has since apologized and deleted the offending TikTok, but the controversy continues, igniting social media discourse.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
The district received confirmation that the data was deleted in October of 2025, and yet the report was never deleted as part of that deletion activity.
—Karen Morfitt, CBS News, 14 May 2026
Comparisons with records from her cell phone provider suggested that numerous text messages around the time of Eric’s death had been deleted from the device.
—Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 14 May 2026
It was deleted after both Republicans and Democrats criticized the video as offensive.
—Kristin M. Hall, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
This article was later deleted.
—Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 14 May 2026
If an Entry is confirmed to have been erroneously deleted, lost, or destroyed, entrant’s sole remedy shall be another entry into the Sweepstakes.
—AJC.com, 10 May 2026
The post was deleted from the president's Truth Social account on April 13.
—Terry Collins, USA Today, 7 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deleted
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After the case was announced, Kenya’s president canceled multimillion-dollar airport expansion and energy deals with Adani.—
Michael R. Sisak,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2026
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Developers have canceled at least 20 data centers in the first three months of this year due to local opposition.—
Cooper Katz McKim,
NPR,
18 May 2026
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Lehmann considers the contested history of Anne Boleyn, the outlandish accusations against her, and the ways in which her image has been erased and changed over time.—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
14 May 2026
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Finlayson said that students at the school found his LinkedIn reply before the post's author erased the thread, leading to outcry.—
Beth Bailey,
FOXNews.com,
14 May 2026
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The National Park Service had removed the flag in February, citing federal guidance that limited the agency to displaying only the American, Interior Department and POW/MIA flags.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
20 May 2026
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An example cited was the use of voices of Drake and The Weeknd to produce Heart on My Sleeve, which went viral in 2023 and was later removed from music streaming services.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
20 May 2026
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Images of the enclosure are tightly censored and obscured on digital mapping platforms.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
15 May 2026
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More than three out of four civics teachers surveyed reported having censored themselves out of fear of pushback or controversy.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
12 May 2026
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“Deleted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deleted. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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