X-ING (OUT) Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

x-ing (out)

verb

variants or x'ing (out)

present participle of x (out)

as in deleting

to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it x out the names of the people who have already left

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stetting

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deleting

Verb

So far, synapse-deleting tools are much less precise than synapse-adding ones.

— Simon Makin, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2026
Meta describes this option as permanently deleting chat history, stored files and active tasks.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026

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