1
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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3
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to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it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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as in to offset
to balance with an equal force so as to make ineffective
unfortunately, this one indiscretion will cancel out a long record of accomplishment
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Recent Examples of cancel
Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech, The Hill, 13 Apr. 2025
Then there’s the fact that while many new purchases may ultimately be able to be canceled or postponed, there’s no way to get around buying things like a stroller or a crib for a new baby.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 11 Apr. 2025
The State Department did not say how many contracts had been canceled.
—Melody Schreiber, NPR, 11 Apr. 2025
Such initiatives, therefore, come under threat – if not cancelled outright, as 2008-2009 showed – if companies are forced to make major budget cutbacks.
—Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio said last month that 83 percent of USAID contracts have been canceled.
—Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech, The Hill, 13 Apr. 2025
Then there’s the fact that while many new purchases may ultimately be able to be canceled or postponed, there’s no way to get around buying things like a stroller or a crib for a new baby.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 11 Apr. 2025
The State Department did not say how many contracts had been canceled.
—Melody Schreiber, NPR, 11 Apr. 2025
Such initiatives, therefore, come under threat – if not cancelled outright, as 2008-2009 showed – if companies are forced to make major budget cutbacks.
—Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
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“Cancel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cancel. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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