delete
verb (used with object)
to strike out or remove (something written or printed); cancel; erase; expunge.
deletes
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present tense formof delete (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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OpenAI automatically deletes temporary conversations from servers within 30 days.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
Claude-powered AI coding agent deletes entire company database in 9 seconds.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 28, 2026
He said he deletes the entries of ICE agents who have quit.
From Slate ● Jan. 28, 2026
“Supervisor Barger’s iPhone auto-delete setting is set to 30 days. She also manually deletes her texts sometimes,” Barger spokesperson Helen Chavez Garcia said last month.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2025
Ben deletes the title and retypes: "Differences: America's Far Past and Recent Past" “Specifics?” asks Ben.
From "Towers Falling" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
