strike through
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strike through
verb strikes through · striking through · struck through · stricken through
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To partly obliterate text by drawing a continuous line through the centre thereof, usually to indicate the deletion of an error or obsolete information.
It is useful to strike through an incorrect text, leaving it legible, to demonstrate that it is an incorrect usage.
Similar: cross out, strike out
Talk about this word "strike through." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/strike%20through. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. strike through. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/strike%20through "strike through." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/strike%20through.Cite this
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title = {strike through},
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