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1
as in called
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as in repealed
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 deleted
to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it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 erased
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 canceled
The Marine Corps was alerted and canceled the firing of additional live ordnance over the highway.
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Susannah Cullinane, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2025
That shouldn't have been canceled.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
Athletic director Pat Kraft fired Franklin last Sunday, and the team canceled practice that afternoon.
—Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Country star Mark Chesnutt has canceled a string of concerts after being hospitalized earlier this week.
—Emily Trainham, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2025
Passenger rail services running parallel to the I-5 have also been canceled for the afternoon.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
The game’s financial reserves were exhausted when COVID-19 forced the 2020 and 2021 contests to be canceled.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Oct. 2025
Around the same time, a Black History Month project – a living wax museum in which her other daughter was planning to depict the poet Maya Angelou – was also canceled.
—Brieanna J. Frank, USA Today, 12 Oct. 2025
But our flights had been canceled amid rocket fire and regional escalation, fallout from Israel’s latest offensive in Gaza and its war with Iran.
—Reem Kassis, The Atlantic, 11 Oct. 2025
Susannah Cullinane, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2025
That shouldn't have been canceled.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
Athletic director Pat Kraft fired Franklin last Sunday, and the team canceled practice that afternoon.
—Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Country star Mark Chesnutt has canceled a string of concerts after being hospitalized earlier this week.
—Emily Trainham, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2025
Passenger rail services running parallel to the I-5 have also been canceled for the afternoon.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
The game’s financial reserves were exhausted when COVID-19 forced the 2020 and 2021 contests to be canceled.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Oct. 2025
Around the same time, a Black History Month project – a living wax museum in which her other daughter was planning to depict the poet Maya Angelou – was also canceled.
—Brieanna J. Frank, USA Today, 12 Oct. 2025
But our flights had been canceled amid rocket fire and regional escalation, fallout from Israel’s latest offensive in Gaza and its war with Iran.
—Reem Kassis, The Atlantic, 11 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for canceled
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The incident on Saturday morning began when Oakland police were called about person who had broken into a home on the 11000 block of Ettrick Street, in a hills neighborhood near the Oakland Zoo.—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
20 Oct. 2025
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What used to be a popular burger spot in this small North Carolina town has transformed into a go-to destination for real-deal Mexican street food called Tacos Oaxaca.—
Natalie Hoy,
Southern Living,
19 Oct. 2025
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In 2024, the Miss USA organization repealed a rule that prohibited women over the age of 28 from participating in the pageant.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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Gay people could not openly serve in the military until Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell was repealed in 2011.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Cheung’s post with the video was eventually deleted.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
20 Oct. 2025
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However, that has all changed over the past few days as reports from outlets including , and uncovered past messages from Platner written on the message board site Reddit – some of which have been deleted as Platner seeks to distance himself from them.—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Oct. 2025
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Nothing vague or erased by memory here.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Oct. 2025
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Trump is determined to ensure he cannot be as easily erased from history as a statue of a Confederate leader.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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In this there’s a distinct echo of the process currently in use for determining which visas (permanent or temporary) will be revoked under the current administration.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
23 Oct. 2025
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However, with zero professional activity to show for several months, her contract was indeed revoked.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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Two out of three lanes are closed and traffic is delayed on the inner loop of Interstate 485 in northwest Charlotte after a tractor trailer overturned Tuesday morning.—
Jeff A. Chamer,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Oct. 2025
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The British Library overturned its initial decision by issuing Wilde’s proxy a new card in his name.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
20 Oct. 2025
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Year by year, the propaganda at her school grew more aggressive and all-encompassing, and after Ukrainian classes were abolished, Mariya’s ability to speak the language faded.—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
19 Oct. 2025
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France abolished the monarchy and declared a republic in 1792 during the French Revolution, and soon after, executed King Louis XVI by guillotine on charges of high treason.—
John Toher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
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Tom Hall steps down as managing director and is replaced by Doug Evans, whose idea to modernize the theater’s name from The Old Globe to The Globe is quickly rescinded.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Oct. 2025
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Last summer, the president led an effort to secure congressional passage of legislation that rescinded all federal funding for public media, including stations, PBS and NPR.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Canceled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canceled. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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