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 original post behind this still growing trend has since been deleted.
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Mia Taylor, Parents, 4 Dec. 2024
Both have since deleted their most incendiary tweets.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 4 Dec. 2024
Is deactivating a Twitter account the same as deleting it?
—Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 3 Dec. 2024
An incoming Trump aide deleted a pro-Mike Pence certification post
The Supreme Court is hearing a gender-affirming care case.
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Mia Taylor, Parents, 4 Dec. 2024
Both have since deleted their most incendiary tweets.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 4 Dec. 2024
Is deactivating a Twitter account the same as deleting it?
—Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 3 Dec. 2024
An incoming Trump aide deleted a pro-Mike Pence certification post
The Supreme Court is hearing a gender-affirming care case.
—Cate Martel, The Hill, 3 Dec. 2024
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“Delete.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/delete. Accessed 17 Dec. 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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