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crossing out

noun as in deletion

noun as in erasure

noun as in expunction

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Example Sentences

She tore through the book, crossing out large portions and writing furious comments in the margins: “LIES!”

The newspaper owner drew a rough diagram on a sheet of paper and filled it in with writing, crossing out and revising liberally.

The rest of the day was spent very busily, settling debts and crossing out old scores, trading, etc.

One possibility is that the crossing out of "have not" is a clerical error, and that he did not intend to do this.

I wrote quickly and with a dreadful kind of ease, not hesitating or crossing out a single word.

Crossing out several lines, Mr. Parker placed the copy in a pneumatic tube, and shot it directly to the composing room.

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On this page you'll find 41 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to crossing out, such as: cancellation, cut, expunction, expunging, remotion, and removal.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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