deleted; deleting
: to eliminate especially by blotting out, cutting out, or erasing
delete a passage in a manuscript
delete a computer file
The email was accidentally deleted.
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Examples of delete in a Sentence
Delete this name from the list.
When the movie was shown on TV all the swearwords had been deleted.
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In early 2023, it was reported that the couple had broken up as Davies deleted all of her pictures with Newton from her social media.
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Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 15 May 2024
According to the new draft statutes, any reference to the secretary general’s serving as FIFA’s chief executive will be deleted.
—Tariq Panja, New York Times, 15 May 2024
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Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 15 May 2024
According to the new draft statutes, any reference to the secretary general’s serving as FIFA’s chief executive will be deleted.
—Tariq Panja, New York Times, 15 May 2024
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“Delete.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/delete. Accessed 23 May. 2024.
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delete
verb
de·lete
di-ˈlēt 
deleted; deleting
: to eliminate especially by blotting out, cutting out, or erasing
delete a part of the story
delete a computer file
deletion
noun
di-ˈlē-shən
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