crossing out

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In another video, Sweeney defaces an American Eagle billboard that reads “Sydney Sweeney has great jeans,” crossing out the word “jeans” and replacing it with “genes.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 1, 2025

He may have tried to sneak it in by crossing out the names of Peach and Blossom from the Thanksgiving turkey pardon.

From Slate • Dec. 6, 2024

The Corran car ferry has been out of action for six weeks, leaving the Highland communities that rely on the five-minute crossing out of pocket and increasingly frustrated.

From BBC • May 18, 2023

Early on in her "The View" tenure, Walters saw Hostin crossing out and rewriting the questions on her cue cards to more accurately capture her own voice.

From Salon • Jan. 3, 2023

“If crossing out is something you feel disinclined toward . . .” Kvothe tore the half-written sheet with slow care, the sound bleeding the color from Chronicler’s face.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss