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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to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it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
Harris’ trial for the end of April was recently canceled pending a case reset, according to court records.
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Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2025
The court had also been set to hear oral arguments on disciplinary cases, but the hearing was canceled.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
Part of WorldPride 2025 festival in Washington DC, the Center’s Tapestry of Pride events that were scheduled for June 5 to 8 have been quietly cancelled or moved to other venues, according to the Associated Press.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 25 Apr. 2025
Some providers diagnosing and treating people with autism have been deluged by requests to scrub their data and cancel appointments, multiple federal health officials told CBS News, over concerns about patient privacy and worries it would be used to support unfounded claims.
—Melissa Gaffney, CBS News, 25 Apr. 2025
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Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2025
The court had also been set to hear oral arguments on disciplinary cases, but the hearing was canceled.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
Part of WorldPride 2025 festival in Washington DC, the Center’s Tapestry of Pride events that were scheduled for June 5 to 8 have been quietly cancelled or moved to other venues, according to the Associated Press.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 25 Apr. 2025
Some providers diagnosing and treating people with autism have been deluged by requests to scrub their data and cancel appointments, multiple federal health officials told CBS News, over concerns about patient privacy and worries it would be used to support unfounded claims.
—Melissa Gaffney, CBS News, 25 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cancel
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At this point, what started as a throwaway joke has grown into something vaguely earnest — too big to fail and too enmeshed in the neighborhood to be abandoned in good conscience.—
Nate Rogers,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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Biden’s Justice Department ultimately abandoned the gambit and left Trump to head to trial, where a jury ordered him to pay $83.3 million.—
Zach Schonfeld,
The Hill,
23 Apr. 2025
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The most recent collective bargaining agreement, signed by the players and the league, abolished the college draft and opened the door for every new player to enter the league as a free agent.—
Meg Linehan,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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Others, like the Cato Institute, go one step further and suggest FEMA be abolished entirely, replaced by market solutions and state compacts.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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As part of your audit, delete and stop making posts complaining about specific employers or name-shaming.—
Rachel Wells,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Since Rowling did not remove the trans user’s information in the screenshot that went out to her 14 million followers, that user is subsequently inundated with transphobic harassment and ultimately deletes their Twitter account.—
Aja Romano,
Vox,
18 Apr. 2025
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Still, the Biden administration erased student loan debt for more than 5 million borrowers through other forgiveness programs.—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2025
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While the Yankees made two errors in the game, a pickoff play between Fried and Jazz Chisholm Jr. at second base erased a two-base mistake from Oswaldo Cabrera in the fourth.—
Gary Phillips,
Hartford Courant,
20 Apr. 2025
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Expunging those records, which international students rely on to remain in the U.S. legally, is different from revoking visas.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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The media changes celebrated by Trump has raised concerns among some in the industry who fear that access to reporting the truth will become increasingly difficult as credentials are revoked and outlets too favorable of the president may not provide full coverage.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Apr. 2025
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The question is whether the Trump administration is entitled to repeal a rule that was upheld specifically by the Supreme Court and therefore subject to precedent, said Patrick Parenteau, an emeritus professor at the Vermont Law and Graduate School who has handled endangered species cases.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Apr. 2025
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In the last two weeks, Trump issued an executive order directing agencies to sunset every existing energy regulation by next year and, in a separate memorandum, said those agencies may repeal certain regulations without allowing the public to weigh in.—
Nichola Groom and Valerie Volcovici,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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What to know to recognize the symptoms How to get rid of acid reflux In most cases, acid reflux can actually be eradicated for good.—
Hannah Yasharoff,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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Ease of use The goal of a fruit fly trap is to easily and quickly eradicate your population of fruit flies.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
18 Apr. 2025
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In January, several people were injured after a Delta flight aborted its takeoff at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, forcing about 200 passengers to evacuate the plane through emergency slides.—
Stephen Smith,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2025
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Despite the mishap, Blue Origin officials have insisted that the capsule is designed to safely abort a spaceflight by ejecting from the rocket and deploying parachutes early if needed – as happened in 2022.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
12 Apr. 2025
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“Cancel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cancel. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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