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.
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 December 2020 — shortly before Hilaria's heritage controversy emerged — Schumer posted some of Hilaria's family photos on her own Instagram page, later deleting them and apologizing to Hilaria, who spoke out about receiving negative comments.
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Benjamin Vanhoose, People.com, 16 May 2025
Earlier in the litigation, which has been ongoing since February 2021, Smartmatic faced accusations from Fox of improperly deleting materials, which the voting company denied.
—Marshall Cohen, CNN Money, 14 May 2025
Ow said video from the camera in the living room is missing, because Cory Blakley deleted it that same evening as investigators tried to determine what happened to the boy.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 14 May 2025
Before it was deleted, the original job posting had already undergone several edits after it was first reported by CBS News late Monday.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 14 May 2025
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Benjamin Vanhoose, People.com, 16 May 2025
Earlier in the litigation, which has been ongoing since February 2021, Smartmatic faced accusations from Fox of improperly deleting materials, which the voting company denied.
—Marshall Cohen, CNN Money, 14 May 2025
Ow said video from the camera in the living room is missing, because Cory Blakley deleted it that same evening as investigators tried to determine what happened to the boy.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 14 May 2025
Before it was deleted, the original job posting had already undergone several edits after it was first reported by CBS News late Monday.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 14 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for delete
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“Delete.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/delete. Accessed 20 May. 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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