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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to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it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
Prior to her post, the SAG Awards had already canceled its live, in-person nominations announcement, and L.A. film premieres for movies like Unstoppable and The Last Showgirl.
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Liza Esquibias, People.com, 24 Feb. 2025
Joliet Catholic’s Dillan Johnson also won four championships, and that included an Illinois Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association title in the 2020-21 season, when the IHSA tournament was canceled during the pandemic.
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2025
Those fires forced the guild to cancel its in-person nominations announcement and launch a disaster relief fund for SAG-AFTRA members affected.
—Jake Coyle, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2025
At least in canceling the spring game, USC is being honest about the fact with their fans.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2025
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Liza Esquibias, People.com, 24 Feb. 2025
Joliet Catholic’s Dillan Johnson also won four championships, and that included an Illinois Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association title in the 2020-21 season, when the IHSA tournament was canceled during the pandemic.
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2025
Those fires forced the guild to cancel its in-person nominations announcement and launch a disaster relief fund for SAG-AFTRA members affected.
—Jake Coyle, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2025
At least in canceling the spring game, USC is being honest about the fact with their fans.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2025
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After all, few imagined that Trump would move so swiftly to not only abandon Ukraine, but also to threaten it—undermining Ukraine’s self-defense at the very moment that defense is complicating Russian war plans.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
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Fortunately for Merz, the unprecedented security situation can be used as political cover to abandon the debt brake, at least for investment in defense.—
Ido Vock,
TIME,
22 Feb. 2025
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Meanwhile, the current administration under President Trump has moved to abolish federal DEI programs.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
28 Feb. 2025
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That was weeks after the end of the U.S. Civil War but months before the 13th Amendment abolished slavery nationwide.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
26 Feb. 2025
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The mayor is also accused of creating and having aides create fake paper trails and of deleting messages with others involved in his misconduct.—
John Bacon,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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The legislature deleted the video soon after, and the Senate recessed until 2 p.m. Hosemann was conscious and sitting upright as medical staff administered aid, Mississippi Today reported.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
20 Feb. 2025
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This year's storms won't erase looming drought worries across the entire southwestern U.S., experts fear.—
Doyle Rice,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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Governor Maura Healey signaled an intent to resist an order from the U.S. Department of Education under the Trump administration threatening to pull federal funding from schools that do not erase any trace of diversity, equity and inclusion policies in a statement Monday.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
18 Feb. 2025
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In January, President Donald Trump froze funds earmarked by the Biden administration for a nationwide EV charging network and revoked former President Biden's 2021 executive order setting targets for EVs and emissions standards.—
Will McCurdy,
PCMAG,
23 Feb. 2025
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According to state law, permits are immediately revoked if a restaurant receives a score of less than 70%.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Feb. 2025
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Democrats see the Medicaid cuts that are likely to be included in whatever legislation House Republicans put together as a salient line of political attack, akin to their efforts to campaign in 2018 on the GOP efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act.—
Compiled by Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports,
arkansasonline.com,
26 Feb. 2025
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The resolution would unlock a mega-reconciliation bill to bolster oil and gas drilling and repeal IRA programs.—
Nick Sobczyk,
Axios,
25 Feb. 2025
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President Donald Trump vowed to eradicate any signs of former President Joe Biden in his Department of Justice on Tuesday night.—
Ross O'Keefe,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
19 Feb. 2025
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Agency supporters told Democratic senators earlier this week that the shutdown — along with other administration steps, including revoking USAID’s lease on its Washington headquarters — was really about eradicating USAID before lawmakers or the courts could stop it.—
Ellen Knickmeyer,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Feb. 2025
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The map includes incidents involving both large and small aircraft that crashed, veered off the runway, or were involved in taxiway collisions at airports, while less severe FAA cases—such as flights that landed safely or aborted takeoff due to engine problems or other issues—were excluded.—
John Feng,
Newsweek,
18 Feb. 2025
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The option of aborting a fetus diagnosed with Down syndrome.—
Lorena Galliot,
Scientific American,
12 Feb. 2025
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“Cancel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cancel. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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