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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Delete this name from the list.
When the movie was shown on TV all the swearwords had been deleted.
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The mayor is also accused of creating and having aides create fake paper trails and of deleting messages with others involved in his misconduct.
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John Bacon, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
The legislature deleted the video soon after, and the Senate recessed until 2 p.m.
Hosemann was conscious and sitting upright as medical staff administered aid, Mississippi Today reported.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 20 Feb. 2025
Lots of people aren’t looking to marry or have kids, or to find one person and then delete an app forever, Brunning told me.
—Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 20 Feb. 2025
The attacker then regenerates the link key, allowing continued access without re-authentication, as long as the key is not deleted again.
—Alex Vakulov, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
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John Bacon, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
The legislature deleted the video soon after, and the Senate recessed until 2 p.m.
Hosemann was conscious and sitting upright as medical staff administered aid, Mississippi Today reported.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 20 Feb. 2025
Lots of people aren’t looking to marry or have kids, or to find one person and then delete an app forever, Brunning told me.
—Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 20 Feb. 2025
The attacker then regenerates the link key, allowing continued access without re-authentication, as long as the key is not deleted again.
—Alex Vakulov, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Delete.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/delete. Accessed 25 Feb. 2025.
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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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