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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to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it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
A number of other performances have been cancelled since Trump has taken over the Center, including a performance of Hamilton, according to CNN.
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Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 8 May 2025
The second series from the franchise, 9-1-1: Lone Star, was canceled after five seasons in 2023 and completed its run early this year.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 8 May 2025
The dearth of cargo flowing into West Coast ports as businesses cancelled shipments out of China has a direct spillover to the trucking industry, as drivers will be picking up fewer loads and making fewer deliveries.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 8 May 2025
American firms have already begun canceling orders from China, postponing expansion plans and hunkering down as a result of the tariff war.
—Zeke Miller, Time, 7 May 2025
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Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 8 May 2025
The second series from the franchise, 9-1-1: Lone Star, was canceled after five seasons in 2023 and completed its run early this year.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 8 May 2025
The dearth of cargo flowing into West Coast ports as businesses cancelled shipments out of China has a direct spillover to the trucking industry, as drivers will be picking up fewer loads and making fewer deliveries.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 8 May 2025
American firms have already begun canceling orders from China, postponing expansion plans and hunkering down as a result of the tariff war.
—Zeke Miller, Time, 7 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cancel
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Republicans who fall for this scheme are abandoning any pretense of free-market principles.—
Sally Pipes,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
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Even though Bezos is less involved in the day-to-day running of the tech giant, within hours of Trump’s call, Amazon publicly downplayed the potential plan to list tariffs before abandoning it entirely.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
2 May 2025
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The Swiss government said Switzerland abolished all industrial tariffs on Jan. 1 last year, meaning that 99% of all goods from the United States can be imported into Switzerland duty-free.—
Paul Wiseman,
Chicago Tribune,
10 May 2025
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In late April, reports emerged that President Trump’s 2026 budget could seek to abolish Head Start entirely, as recommended in Project 2025, the policy blueprint for the second Trump term.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
10 May 2025
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The Windows-maker has generated a raft of headlines this time around by confirming its new default and that users should be deleting passwords from their accounts.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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This bill proposes to delete the requirement that the insurance policy name the HOA as an additionally named insured.—
Kelly G. Richardson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 May 2025
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Buxton’s leadoff single in the ninth inning was erased by a double play, and the Twins only scored once in the 10th on Jonah Bride’s sac fly.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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Every February, Dresden seeks to commemorate the Allied bombing attack in 1945 that essentially erased the city.—
Mark Sappenfield,
Christian Science Monitor,
2 May 2025
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If you are stopped by law enforcement for driving under the influence of intoxicants, the California Department of Motor Vehicles has the authority to revoke or suspend your driving privilege.—
Sarah Linn,
Sacbee.com,
7 May 2025
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The Treasury Department, meanwhile, has reportedly started the process of revoking the school's tax-exempt status.—
Joshua Rhett Miller,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 May 2025
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House Republicans passed a measure Thursday that would repeal the government’s decision to place California’s longfin smelt, a finger-sized fish, on the endangered species list.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2025
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Sun Sentinel Bill to end limits on who can sue for medical malpractice stalls in Florida Senate The Florida Senate appeared on the verge Wednesday of passing a bill to repeal an exception in the state’s medical-malpractice laws.—
South Florida Sun Sentinel,
Sun Sentinel,
1 May 2025
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The Department of Justice eradicated a decades-long civil rights case regarding the desegregation of a Louisiana school district.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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Screwworms were eradicated from the US by about 1966.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
2 May 2025
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Two commercial flights were forced to abort landings at Reagan National Airport due to a military helicopter.—
David Shepardson,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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Runway incursions captured national attention again most recently after a Southwest Airlines plane had a close call with a private jet that entered a runway at Chicago Midway Airport on Feb. 25, prompting the Southwest pilots to abort landing to avoid a potential crash.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Cancel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cancel. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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