as in cancelled
to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it
the teacher deleted the last line of the student's essay, wisely sensing that it lessened the impact
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Recent Examples of deleted
Google accounts that have not been signed into for at least two years will be deleted, along with the data stored by those account holders.
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Davey Winder, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Davis has since deleted the post, but the havoc has been created.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
The Los Angeles city attorney’s office is conducting an internal review of city employees’ use of Google Chat messages that are automatically deleted after 24 hours.
—Tony Barboza, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Advertisement City officials acknowledged last week, in response to inquiries from The Times, that employees have long had the option of communicating with people, both internally and externally, through messages that are permanently auto-deleted after 24 hours.
—Tony Barboza, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Abel made the comments in several lengthy posts in a Facebook group, which have since been deleted but were seen and confirmed by Rolling Stone.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2024
Google Chat messages are automatically deleted after 24 hours.
—Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 23 Dec. 2024
The latest warning for iPhone and Android users should see millions of apps deleted from phones and millions more not installed in the first place.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
Confusion and frustration followed in the replies, which included the allegation that Hay and Mayo had deleted parts of a community Discord channel where investors gathered.
—Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
Davey Winder, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Davis has since deleted the post, but the havoc has been created.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
The Los Angeles city attorney’s office is conducting an internal review of city employees’ use of Google Chat messages that are automatically deleted after 24 hours.
—Tony Barboza, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Advertisement City officials acknowledged last week, in response to inquiries from The Times, that employees have long had the option of communicating with people, both internally and externally, through messages that are permanently auto-deleted after 24 hours.
—Tony Barboza, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Abel made the comments in several lengthy posts in a Facebook group, which have since been deleted but were seen and confirmed by Rolling Stone.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2024
Google Chat messages are automatically deleted after 24 hours.
—Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 23 Dec. 2024
The latest warning for iPhone and Android users should see millions of apps deleted from phones and millions more not installed in the first place.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
Confusion and frustration followed in the replies, which included the allegation that Hay and Mayo had deleted parts of a community Discord channel where investors gathered.
—Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deleted
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That order was canceled about an hour later, the Air Traffic Control Command Center said in an advisory.Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2024
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No American Airlines flights were canceled as a result of the stoppage.Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2024
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This team looked great through Week 15, but then quarterback Jalen Hurts got knocked out of Sunday’s game with a concussion and the Commanders erased a 13-point lead in the fourth quarter.Josh Kendall, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
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Arizona erased Santa Claus from the official state map in 1991, and the Christmas Tree Inn closed two years later.Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 23 Dec. 2024
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Bricks that were most likely 184 years old were removed from the foundation of the church, ending its almost two centuries-long mission.Noe Padilla, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Dec. 2024
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Both crosses were removed from the cathedral’s steeple and spire in 1998 for building renovations.Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 24 Dec. 2024
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Of course, obscene content has been censored, and services that clearly broke intellectual property laws, like Napster, WikiLeaks, and The Pirate Bay were shuttered, but, for the average person, the internet remained broadly open in the United States.Callum Booth, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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The order banned all political activity and censored the news media, and troops were deployed to the legislature in Seoul, the South Korean capital.Stella Kim, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Deleted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deleted. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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