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stroke (out)

verb

Definition of stroke (out)

as in to delete

to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it if you make a mistake on the form, just stroke it out

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This led to a segment on Newsmax in which anchor Carl Higbie deleted one Jelly Roll song from his phone on air, demonstrating the apparent righteous power of tapping a touch-screen button.

— Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
Any data that was previously collected is stored temporarily and then deleted automatically unless it’s tied to an open case.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026

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