DELETIONS Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

deletions

noun

plural of deletion

as in omissions

something left out one of the deletions from the final cut of the movie turned out to be my one line of dialogue

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Recent Examples of deletions And while authorities tried to quell protests against the voter revision deletions in October, Shah described those opposing the voter revision as protecting infiltrators. — Diaa Hadid, NPR, 21 Oct. 2026 The commission, the constitutional body responsible for overseeing elections, says the deletions include people who have died, moved, registered more than once, or could not be traced. — Aakash Hassan, Christian Science Monitor, 21 Oct. 2026 Opposition parties allege the deletions disproportionately affect Muslims and other minorities, who are unlikely to support the Hindu nationalist ruling party, allegations the commission and the BJP reject. — CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026 Each of us likely differs from it at millions of bases in our genome, and most of us probably carry some combinations of insertions, deletions, duplications, and flipped sequences. — John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 9 Sep. 2026 Voters should be very wary of the myriad changes and deletions resulting from these charter proposals. — Joseph Landers, Baltimore Sun, 6 Aug. 2026 The embryos Egli’s team edited had no chromosomal abnormalities or large deletions and few small changes, according to the preprint. — Laura Dattaro, Scientific American, 10 June 2026 These apps have been deleted by Google from its store, but are a good illustration of why users need to be warned, to ensure all Play Store app deletions are mirrored. — Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026 Either way, Esiason's rant and Carter's post deletions end the matter. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2026

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omissions

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Professional liability, also called errors and omissions insurance, can pay legal fees and damages when a client says your service cost them money.

— Matthew Kayser, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Errors and Omissions Coverage Errors & omissions coverage, also known as professional liability insurance, is another area that Fuchtman frequently sees small business owners overlook.

— Kaitlyn Gomez, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026

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