delete
verb (used with object)
to strike out or remove (something written or printed); cancel; erase; expunge.
has deleted
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present perfectof delete (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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She can now navigate her neighborhood without relying on Google Maps, has deleted Instagram and launched her own digital sobriety group.
From Barron's ● Apr. 22, 2026
TikTok has deleted the adverts the BBC highlighted, but all three companies are still on TikTok Shop selling other products without providing full allergen information.
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2025
Ramirez wouldn’t say if Family-Match has deleted pilot data from its servers, but said her organization maintains a compliance audit and abides by contract terms.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 5, 2023
NAPLES, Italy — Napoli forward Victor Osimhen has deleted almost all pictures of himself in the team’s shirt from his social media accounts after the soccer club posted a mocking video of him online.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 27, 2023
The "facsimile" Berlin reprint of 1892 has deleted them, however.
From On the magnet, magnetick bodies also, and on the great magnet the earth a new physiology, demonstrated by many arguments & experiments by William Gilbert
