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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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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to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it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
Exit within 30 days for a full refund, or cancel any time after that.
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Michael Kurko,
USA Today,
28 June 2026
But at the last minute, it was canceled.
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Don Gonyea,
NPR,
28 June 2026
Although the project was canceled for lack of funds, the B612 Foundation remains one of the leading advocates of serious research into planetary defense techniques.
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Govert Schilling,
Scientific American,
27 June 2026
If your airline cancels your flight, request a cash refund.
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Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
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Michael Kurko,
USA Today,
28 June 2026
But at the last minute, it was canceled.
—
Don Gonyea,
NPR,
28 June 2026
Although the project was canceled for lack of funds, the B612 Foundation remains one of the leading advocates of serious research into planetary defense techniques.
—
Govert Schilling,
Scientific American,
27 June 2026
If your airline cancels your flight, request a cash refund.
—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cancel
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According to the American Medical Association, 78% of physicians report that prior authorization delays have led patients to abandon recommended treatment.
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Later that day, deputies found her van abandoned in a field near Interstate 95, but Graham had seemingly vanished without a trace.
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Avila Chevalier survived a deluge of attacks for previous social media posts that called for abolishing the police and prisons.
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Earlier this month, the bloc also released more information about its own plans for abolishing its de minimis exemption on June 30.
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Following his arrest, Vance and his co-conspirators destroyed evidence by deleting phone messages and taking down the two websites, the plea agreement says.
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According to the indictment, Van Dyke immediately withdrew his profit; then tried to delete his betting account on Polymarket, the world's biggest online prediction market.
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By the time the boundary issues were partially corrected in the 1960s, both the cemetery and the surrounding Black community had been largely erased from public memory.
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Still, state environmental officials and weather experts say the rainfall deficits dating back to last fall have not been completely erased.
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Experts say Leo could revoke some of the concessions that Francis granted the SSPX as part of the Holy See's response to the new consecrations.
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While some of the funds were awarded, they were never fully executed before Congress revoked unspent money last summer in the Republican tax bill.
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The board voted unanimously to repeal the basement requirement.
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Voters rejected an attempt to repeal the gas tax in 2018, according to the governor’s office.
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Incomplete or inappropriate antibiotic courses amplify this effect by exposing bacteria to sub-therapeutic drug concentrations without eradicating them.
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Building new sterile fly production facilities in the Southwest helped eradicate the flies in that region too, and by 1966, the US was declared officially screwworm-free.
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The crew coordinated with air traffic control and performed a go-around, which involves aborting a landing attempt and climbing away from the runway, to avoid an American Airlines plane that was departing from an intersecting runway, The Guardian reported.
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The Delta pilots saw what was happening and were able to abort the landing and pull up in time to avoid hitting the American plane.
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“Cancel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cancel. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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