delete
verb (used with object)
to strike out or remove (something written or printed); cancel; erase; expunge.
is deleting
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present progressiveof delete (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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But she said she is deleting that tape, and Sunday’s comeback will be what future Huskies watch.
From Seattle Times ● May 21, 2023
Related Internet Explorer, star of Windows, dies at 26 Windows 11 is deleting Internet Explorer Microsoft really doesn’t want you to use Internet Explorer anymore There will be a key exception, though.
From The Verge ● Jun. 15, 2022
TikTok has also banned the hashtags used to promote the offending profiles and is deleting the videos.
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2021
Bill Mitchell is paranoid that Twitter is deleting his “likes” and hiding posts from his followers.
From Slate ● Jul. 8, 2018
To its credit, Reader's Digest says it will run a correction in its next hard-copy issue, and is deleting the sentence from its online version.
From Salon ● Nov. 16, 2010
