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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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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The trip also followed a similar instance of unplanned travel to Mar-a-Lago by Nauta, where, according to a superseding indictment, he is alleged to have conspired with Mar-a-Lago property manager Carlos De Oliveira to attempt to delete security camera footage.
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Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 24 June 2024
The mogul’s 20 million followers noticed Diddy had deleted all of the posts from his account earlier this week without any comment.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 21 June 2024
As Diddy continues fighting more lawsuits and accusations, the mogul has moved to delete all of his Instagram posts—including his apology to Cassie.
—Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 21 June 2024
But, after allegations emerged that their staff had placed bets on the date of the election, the Conservatives deleted the post Thursday.
—Luke McGee, CNN, 20 June 2024
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Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 24 June 2024
The mogul’s 20 million followers noticed Diddy had deleted all of the posts from his account earlier this week without any comment.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 21 June 2024
As Diddy continues fighting more lawsuits and accusations, the mogul has moved to delete all of his Instagram posts—including his apology to Cassie.
—Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 21 June 2024
But, after allegations emerged that their staff had placed bets on the date of the election, the Conservatives deleted the post Thursday.
—Luke McGee, CNN, 20 June 2024
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“Delete.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/delete. Accessed 4 Jul. 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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