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as in scrapped
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 abolished
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to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it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 Mason Motocross races on Sunday were canceled after the crash, WOWK reported.
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Michael Guise,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
He was eventually brought by an airport assistant to the gate for the flight to Sarasota, but that service was delayed and eventually canceled due to weather.
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Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
Several pre-tournament warmup games were canceled.
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Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
22 June 2026
The whole play might have been cancelled by a foul that was not called on Argentina, leading up to Medina’s pass.
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Filip Bondy,
New York Daily News,
22 June 2026
Amid red heat warnings, the highest level in the country, some outdoor sports events were canceled over the weekend.
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Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
22 June 2026
The film was publicly criticized by the Vatican, which called for its debut screenings at the 1971 Venice Film Festival to be cancelled.
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Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
22 June 2026
France endured sizzling temperatures on Sunday, with trains, concerts and sports events canceled and authorities cracking down on drinking alcohol in public, as an exceptional heat wave unfurled across parts of Europe.
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Oleg Cetinic,
Fortune,
22 June 2026
With the promotion sparking immediate backlash, Shinsegae canceled it within hours and fired the chief executive of Starbucks Korea.
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ABC News,
15 June 2026
Michael Guise,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
He was eventually brought by an airport assistant to the gate for the flight to Sarasota, but that service was delayed and eventually canceled due to weather.
—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
Several pre-tournament warmup games were canceled.
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Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
22 June 2026
The whole play might have been cancelled by a foul that was not called on Argentina, leading up to Medina’s pass.
—
Filip Bondy,
New York Daily News,
22 June 2026
Amid red heat warnings, the highest level in the country, some outdoor sports events were canceled over the weekend.
—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
22 June 2026
The film was publicly criticized by the Vatican, which called for its debut screenings at the 1971 Venice Film Festival to be cancelled.
—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
22 June 2026
France endured sizzling temperatures on Sunday, with trains, concerts and sports events canceled and authorities cracking down on drinking alcohol in public, as an exceptional heat wave unfurled across parts of Europe.
—
Oleg Cetinic,
Fortune,
22 June 2026
With the promotion sparking immediate backlash, Shinsegae canceled it within hours and fired the chief executive of Starbucks Korea.
—
ABC News,
15 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for canceled
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The 2015 nuclear deal, which Trump scrapped during his first term, took more than 18 months to negotiate.
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Michael Loria and Joey Garrison Vice President JD Vance scrapped plans to travel to Switzerland for negotiations on Friday aimed at a final deal to end the war in Iran, a White House official confirmed late Thursday evening.
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About 20 African countries actively uphold term limits, the think tank says, while others have abolished or circumvented them, or are under military regimes that have suspended constitutional rule, allowing long-serving leaders to remain in office.
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Pittman said the holiday should instead recognize the ratification of the 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery nationwide later that year.
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The Hardys were seemingly deleted by The Righteous in their Wicked Garden match.
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Within 24 hours, Brewster had deleted the post and thrown up an apology.
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Stocks rose on Wall Street Thursday and erased most of their losses from a day earlier to notch weekly gains.
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It's believed a similar construction may have existed early on at Stonehenge itself, but any traces of that structure would have been erased as development continued into what is there today.
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When employees change roles or leave, access is revoked promptly and consistently.
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Last year, the festival revoked the Creative Data Lions Grand Prix winner, Efficient Way to Pay, after it was revealed that the campaign used AI to manipulate the ad’s case study video.
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Carrera can now only afford to take only one or two classes a semester after his in-state tuition was repealed.
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The extension is expected to generate approximately $925,000 annually and will continue unless repealed by voters.
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His father's tombstone usually has the American flag, Irish flag and a military flag flanking either side, but those appeared to be removed on Monday.
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Despite initially playing through the pain, Arraez was removed from the game before the top of the fifth inning.
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In the 1960s, screwworm was eradicated from America thanks to robust foreign assistance.
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The sound of water, which normally underlay everyday life, had been momentarily eradicated.
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“Canceled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canceled. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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