deleting

verb

present participle of delete
as in canceling
to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it the teacher deleted the last line of the student's essay, wisely sensing that it lessened the impact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 deleting Last month, a judge blocked Iron Mountain from deleting or modifying the data. — Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 14 Aug. 2026 Tome is also accused of intentionally deleting digital evidences, police said. — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Aug. 2026 Continue reading … ‘HOW EMBARRASSING’ – 'Pod Save America' accused of temporarily deleting clip critical of Piker after ex-Biden staffer amplified it. — FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2026 Opexus has received more than $50 million in federal contracts, according to a Bloomberg report, and has come under fire for lax cybersecurity standards after two of its employees were indicted for deleting and compromising government data. — Al Shaw, ProPublica, 11 Aug. 2026 Reduce the attack surface by deleting unnecessary data and limiting how long sensitive information is retained. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 Designed to solve dorm room console storage struggles, this officially licensed 5TB Seagate Game Drive lets gamers vault their entire library without deleting titles. — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 7 Aug. 2026 Jonathan Thomas kept deleting text messages from Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, assuming the couple's digital wedding invitation was spam. — Bryan West, USA Today, 18 July 2026 At the time, Grande confirmed the news by deleting Instagram posts with Alvarez and sharing some telling tweets. — Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 16 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deleting
  1. canceling
  2. erasing
  3. removing
  4. censoring
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  • The agent reported that the API lacked authorization checks for canceling other people's reservations.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Hong's past social media comments over canceling Thanksgiving may have played a role in her downfall.
    — Emily R. Condon, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of canceling
Verb
  • This has triggered a critical internal shift, with advocacy groups noting that the administration is actively erasing the diverse history and cultural representation that national parks protect.
    — Kimmie Gordon, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Around that time, gold and silver had fallen to seven-month lows, erasing some of the gains the metals made during a historic price rally that ended in January of this year.
    — Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of erasing
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  • That work has included disposing of most of the furniture that was in the building and removing old ceiling tiles as part of abatement efforts, Tomlinson said.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The practice of removing shark fins is banned across the region.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of removing
Verb
  • Aguirre’s interviews are carefully edited with bleeps, censoring the ‘cabr—s’, the ‘hijos de p—s’ and ‘carambas’.
    — Colin Millar, New York Times, 4 July 2026
  • Vance asserted that the 2020 election was rigged due to tech companies censoring information.
    — Britta Miller, The Washington Examiner, 27 June 2026
Definition of censoring

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“Deleting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deleting. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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