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as in to abandon
to put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to)
please call to cancel your appointment with the dentist if you can't make it
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2
as in to abolish
to put an end to by formal action
the agreement can be canceled by either side with a formal written notice
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as in to delete
to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it
canceled the check and wrote a new one
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as in to erase
to destroy all traces of
it seemed as though all honor and decency had been canceled by the war's new moral order
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Recent Examples of cancel
West Point cancelled an award ceremony for Tom Hanks, after having already winnowed its library of potentially offensive books.
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Louis Menand, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
But a couple of days before the album came out, the band was forced to cancel three release-week shows after Oberst suffered a severe vocal injury following several warm-up shows.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 26 Sep. 2025
Antiferromagnetism involves electrons with opposing spins that cancel each other out.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2025
Campbellsville University canceled its women's junior varsity and varsity volleyball games against Lindsey Wilson University on Thursday as the search for Peyton continued, according to a post on the school's Facebook page.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
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Louis Menand, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
But a couple of days before the album came out, the band was forced to cancel three release-week shows after Oberst suffered a severe vocal injury following several warm-up shows.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 26 Sep. 2025
Antiferromagnetism involves electrons with opposing spins that cancel each other out.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2025
Campbellsville University canceled its women's junior varsity and varsity volleyball games against Lindsey Wilson University on Thursday as the search for Peyton continued, according to a post on the school's Facebook page.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cancel
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Travis Decker, the man believed to have suffocated and abandoned his three young daughters at a campsite in the Washington state wilderness, is dead, Chelan County authorities said Thursday.—
Cindy Von Quednow,
CNN Money,
25 Sep. 2025
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The Gulf states are hedging against Israeli overreach—not abandoning America.—
Firas Maksad,
Time,
25 Sep. 2025
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However, California has made moves to abolish biannual clock changes.—
Hannah Poukish
September 23,
Sacbee.com,
23 Sep. 2025
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To preserve slavery in its territories, Britain failed to officially recognize Haitian independence until 1838, when slavery was fully abolished in its colonies.—
Marlene L. Daut
September 22,
Literary Hub,
22 Sep. 2025
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Click the right arrow and mark as known or delete the spam.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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The student cited a study that was recently deleted by the Department of Justice, which decisively stated that right-wing political violence is much more common than left-wing violence, on which Kirk's assassination has been blamed.—
Michael Nied,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
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The surge of activity at the memorial fits into a wider Republican push to erase Democrats’ registration advantages in battleground states.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Sep. 2025
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Bulsara was desperate to transform himself in that mold, to erase his recent past as a gawky, shy, bucktoothed kid .—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
24 Sep. 2025
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Brendan Carr, the FCC’s chairman, had threatened to revoke the licenses of the network’s affiliates who continued to air Kimmel’s program in light of comments the host made about the fatal shooting of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk earlier in September.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
22 Sep. 2025
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If Heskett is convicted, his certification will be revoked.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
22 Sep. 2025
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Some of the laws lapsed and were never renewed, some were repealed, and judges struck down others as violations of the First Amendment.—
Time,
Time,
29 Sep. 2025
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The strategist noted that Youngkin’s message on parental rights and education is often the main takeaway from his campaign, but there were other important messages, including repealing the state’s grocery tax.—
Julia Manchester,
The Hill,
28 Sep. 2025
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Policymakers can acknowledge the complicated history of vaccines, public health and race, while also recognizing how advancements in science and medicine have given us the opportunity to eradicate many of these diseases in the United States today.—
Stacie Kershner,
The Conversation,
22 Sep. 2025
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The drop-off between the starting player and his backup was still too great in some areas of Arsenal’s squad last season, but that has now been eradicated.—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
21 Sep. 2025
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As more and more eerie changes take place, all pregnant women in the village are forced to abort.—
Jenny S. Li,
Variety,
19 Sep. 2025
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Washington — The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating after a regional jet was forced to abort its landing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and circle the airport when pilots spotted an airport vehicle on the runway.—
Aaron Cooper,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Cancel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cancel. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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