cancel out
phrasal verb
canceled out or cancelled out; canceling out or cancelling out; cancels out
: to reduce the effect of (something) : to be equal to (something) in force or importance but have an opposite effect
The costs cancel out the benefits.
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And their most heroic performance came at San Siro against Inter the following month, when Ofri Arad cancelled out Lautaro Martinez’s opener for the 2023 and 2025 finalists.
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Will Jeanes, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026
Moody interiors cancel out the sunny exteriors with a dark, natural color palette softened by plenty of textured rugs and furnishings.
—Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 27 Jan. 2026
Analytics company Cirium said in an update that Sunday was the worst day for flight cancellations since the COVID-19 pandemic, with 10,766 flights being canceled out of 23,735 departures.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
As of Friday morning, more than 1,000 flights scheduled for Saturday had been canceled out of DFW International Airport and Dallas Love Field.
—Julia James, Dallas Morning News, 23 Jan. 2026
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Will Jeanes, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026
Moody interiors cancel out the sunny exteriors with a dark, natural color palette softened by plenty of textured rugs and furnishings.
—Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 27 Jan. 2026
Analytics company Cirium said in an update that Sunday was the worst day for flight cancellations since the COVID-19 pandemic, with 10,766 flights being canceled out of 23,735 departures.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
As of Friday morning, more than 1,000 flights scheduled for Saturday had been canceled out of DFW International Airport and Dallas Love Field.
—Julia James, Dallas Morning News, 23 Jan. 2026
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“Cancel out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cancel%20out. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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