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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Asher Notheis, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 1 Jan. 2025
The actress filed for divorce seven weeks after celebrating their wedding anniversary in a post on Instagram that was later deleted.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 1 Jan. 2025
On the free version of Slack, data older than a year is automatically deleted.
—Lily Hay Newman, WIRED, 1 Jan. 2025
The digital release of Wicked features over three hours of content, including extended and deleted scenes, commentary, and more.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Delete.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/delete. Accessed 11 Jan. 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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