* When deleting an object with `--grace-period=0`, the client will begin a graceful deletion and wait until the resource is fully deleted.  To force deletion, use the `--force` flag. ([#37263](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/37263), [@smarterclayton](https://github.com/smarterclayton))

### Apps

- Added deleting pods created by `DaemonSet` assigned to not existing nodes. ([#73401](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/73401), [@krzysztof-jastrzebski](https://github.com/krzysztof-jastrzebski))

- When deleting objects using kubectl with the --force flag, you are no longer required to also specify --grace-period=0. ([#87776](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/87776), [@brianpursley](https://github.com/brianpursley)) [SIG CLI]

    * or grant self-deletion permission explicitly:
        * `kubectl create clusterrole self-deleting-nodes --verb=delete --resource=nodes`
        * `kubectl create clusterrolebinding self-deleting-nodes --clusterrole=self-deleting-nodes --group=system:nodes`

    * `kubectl delete node/<nodeName>`
    * or grant self-deletion permission explicitly:
        * `kubectl create clusterrole self-deleting-nodes --verb=delete --resource=nodes`
        * `kubectl create clusterrolebinding self-deleting-nodes --clusterrole=self-deleting-nodes --group=system:nodes`

*   Problems deleting local static pods have been resolved. ([#48339](https://github.com/kubern...

* Fixed potential deadlock when deleting CustomResourceDefinition for custom resources with finalizers. ([#60542](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/60542), [@liggitt](https://github.com/liggitt))

* During namespace deletion some controllers create event and log spam because they do not recognize namespace deletion as a terminal state. ([#84123](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/84123), [@smarterclayton](https://github.com/smarterclayton))

* Fixes a performance issue ([#51899](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/51899)) identified in large-scale clusters when deleting thousands of pods simultaneously across hundreds of nodes, by actively removing containers of deleted pods, rather than waiting for periodic garbage collection and batching resulting pod API deletion requests. ([#53233](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/53233), [@dashpole](https://github.com/dashpole))

- Fix detach disk issue on deleting vmss node. ([#104572](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/104572), [@andyzhangx](https://github.com/andyzhangx))