Delete and Leave

Delete

Delete verb - To show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it.

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Leave and delete are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Leave" instead a verb "Delete".

Nearby Words: deletion, deleted, deleting, deleter

Leave verb - To cause to remain behind.

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Delete and leave are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Delete" instead a verb "Leave".

Nearby Words: leaving, leaven, leaved, leaver

character	delete character	leave character
people	delete people	leave people
wife	delete wife	leave wife
system	delete system	leave system
Other words: rest, characters, universe, world, game, evidence, message, island.

Also, if you delete an example, it's common courtesy to leave the asterisk for the next person that comes by.

Source: Darth Wiki / How Not to Write an Example
Of course, if you are familiar with it, and the ZCE is also wrong, by all means, delete it and leave an edit reason.

Source: Administrivia / TV Tropes Customs
In the episode "Real Time" they get drunk and leave their boss insulting voice-mails, and then try to race to the office ahead of her to delete them the next day.

Source: Alcohol-Induced Idiocy

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Leave and Delete. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/delete/leave

Delete & Leave. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/delete/leave>.

Leave or Delete. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/delete/leave.

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