deletes

verb

present tense third-person singular of delete
as in cancels
to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it the teacher deleted the last line of the student's essay, wisely sensing that it lessened the impact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 deletes Blaming Ultron for Fiona’s death, Vision deletes his art and possessions. — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026 Rear visibility is comes exclusively via a camera projecting onto a digital mirror – because the car completely deletes the rear window. — New Atlas, 8 Oct. 2026 For instance, decide in advance which actions require a human to approve, such as any agent action that moves money, changes a price or deletes records. — Madhu Shashanka, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026 Conversation data may remain in cloud storage until a user deletes it and may also inform Memories stored in the cloud. — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026 That court filing said that TikTok has hundreds of personnel trained in underage moderation and as a result deletes tens of thousands of underage accounts. — David Shepardson, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2026 The robot could make AI lessons more engaging, but families still need clear answers about what Optio remembers, who can access that data and when the district deletes it. — Jesse Watson, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026 This immediately and irreversibly deletes all data and eSIMs stored on the device. — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 27 July 2026 Disney deletes all biometric numerical values within 30 days, except in cases where the data must be maintained for legal or fraud-prevention purposes. — Brady MacDonald, Chicago Tribune, 20 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deletes
  1. cancels
  2. erases
  3. removes
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  • The Katherine, Timon and Marissa Balloo’s neighborhood sit-down, charges a $25-a-person no-show fee to anyone who cancels after noon on the day of their reservation.
    — Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026
  • For the first time in NBA history, the league cancels regular season games after labor talks break off.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of cancels
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  • Researchers at the University of California San Diego have demonstrated a way to control how an experimental electronic device forms and erases memory, using electrical currents to change the behavior of a material called vanadium dioxide.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Continue reading … OPINION ELI STEELE — NYC ICE shooting exposes how White Guilt erases personal responsibility.
    — , FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of erases
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  • Sunday says the victims should feel satisfied that this plea removes the possibility that Vereb could be found not guilty by a jury.
    — Tory Wegerski, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The Internet Archive removes recordings from the site when musicians ask, but hasn’t sought advance permission to share the music online.
    — Kevin McKeough, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of removes

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“Deletes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deletes. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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