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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So the governor deleted $2 billion for the hike from his May budget revision.
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George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2024
Drake deletes 'The Heart Part 6' from Instagram: Kendrick Lamar feud explained
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—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 9 June 2024
The complaint says that Meta deleted communications between employees that mentioned the deaths of their family members in Gaza.
—Laura Bratton, Quartz, 5 June 2024
Hamad also claims that employees using internal communications systems to mention the deaths of their relatives in Gaza found their messages deleted, and also that Meta investigated workers for using the Palestinian flag emoji, but not the emojis for the Israeli or Ukrainian flags.
—Bydavid Meyer, Fortune, 5 June 2024
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George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2024
Drake deletes 'The Heart Part 6' from Instagram: Kendrick Lamar feud explained
Sign up for Entertainment Weekly's free daily newsletter to get breaking TV news, exclusive first looks, recaps, reviews, interviews with your favorite stars, and more.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 9 June 2024
The complaint says that Meta deleted communications between employees that mentioned the deaths of their family members in Gaza.
—Laura Bratton, Quartz, 5 June 2024
Hamad also claims that employees using internal communications systems to mention the deaths of their relatives in Gaza found their messages deleted, and also that Meta investigated workers for using the Palestinian flag emoji, but not the emojis for the Israeli or Ukrainian flags.
—Bydavid Meyer, Fortune, 5 June 2024
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“Delete.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/delete. Accessed 17 Jun. 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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