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1
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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2
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to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it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
Residential garbage and recycling pickup scheduled for today has been canceled, according to the news release.
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Anne Li, Arkansas Online, 27 Jan. 2026
Thus, the Special Plan Commission Meeting scheduled for February 2, 2026, has been canceled.
—Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
Deep snow — over a foot (30 centimeters) extending in a 1,300-mile (2,100-kilometer) swath from Arkansas to New England — halted traffic, canceled flights and triggered wide school closures Monday.
—Charlotte Kramon, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
At least 25 projects were canceled last year following local opposition, Heatmap News reported.
—Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 26 Jan. 2026
These Indianapolis area districts have delayed or canceled school.
—Shari Rudavsky, IndyStar, 26 Jan. 2026
At the National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA), $588 million in drug research grants were cancelled and 1,200 related personnel laid off.
—Charles Lebaron, Time, 13 Jan. 2026
Moscow is accused by pro-Western politicians of interfering in an EU referendum and presidential ballot , while in neighboring Romania, elections were canceled by pro-EU leaders after far-right front-runner led the first round amid claims of Russian meddling.
—John Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Apr. 2025
An author training session was canceled with no explanation.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 12 Apr. 2025
Anne Li, Arkansas Online, 27 Jan. 2026
Thus, the Special Plan Commission Meeting scheduled for February 2, 2026, has been canceled.
—Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
Deep snow — over a foot (30 centimeters) extending in a 1,300-mile (2,100-kilometer) swath from Arkansas to New England — halted traffic, canceled flights and triggered wide school closures Monday.
—Charlotte Kramon, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
At least 25 projects were canceled last year following local opposition, Heatmap News reported.
—Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 26 Jan. 2026
These Indianapolis area districts have delayed or canceled school.
—Shari Rudavsky, IndyStar, 26 Jan. 2026
At the National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA), $588 million in drug research grants were cancelled and 1,200 related personnel laid off.
—Charles Lebaron, Time, 13 Jan. 2026
Moscow is accused by pro-Western politicians of interfering in an EU referendum and presidential ballot , while in neighboring Romania, elections were canceled by pro-EU leaders after far-right front-runner led the first round amid claims of Russian meddling.
—John Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Apr. 2025
An author training session was canceled with no explanation.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 12 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for canceled
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Back in December, Entertainment Weekly reported the ride’s pre-show entertainment was permanently scrapped from the attraction.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
29 Jan. 2026
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Charli would text Cook promoting singles for a third album that would eventually be scrapped (that’s a whole other chunk of their lore) and crisscrossing the globe to perform.—
Matthew Huff,
Vanity Fair,
27 Jan. 2026
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Michigan community organizer William Lawrence, 35, who is running for Congress against GOP incumbent Tom Barrett, whose seat in the battleground state is rated as one most competitive congressional races this year by political forecasters, has explicitly called for ICE to be abolished.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
29 Jan. 2026
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His successor, Jacques Chirac, briefly abolished it in 1986, but Mitterrand expeditiously revived it in 1989 upon his return to office.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
27 Jan. 2026
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The post was quickly deleted, but was this because Nakamura didn’t want to spoil Styles’ retirement, or is this an elaborate work to make fans think Styles will indeed retire?—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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The outlet also reported that the videography company uploaded the footage directly to a computer accessible only to Brooklyn and Nicola, then deleted the footage and signed an NDA.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
22 Jan. 2026
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The Clippers erased a second double-digit deficit behind a 14-3 run to open the second quarter and took a 33-31 lead on Leonard’s pull-up jumper.—
Oc Register,
Oc Register,
28 Jan. 2026
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The decline erased more than $55 billion in market value.—
Bloomberg,
Twin Cities,
27 Jan. 2026
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His license was revoked for five years.—
Megan De Mar,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Then in June 2024, that larger limit was revoked for all airports and the 100ml rule reintroduced, to the fury of many airports and travelers.—
Duncan Madden,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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The measure raised modest revenues, which fell as rich people moved out of the country to avoid paying, and the measure was repealed by the government of President Emmanuel Macron in 2017.—
Kevin Rector,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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But the current state school aid budget repealed that option.—
Terell Bailey,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
Verb
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That lawsuit ended earlier this month after the immigrant detainee who filed the case agreed to be removed from the United States.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
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It was rapidly removed, but an image of the listing was grabbed ahead of that.—
Andrew Williams,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Re-tooled with new signings, the defensive inadequacies and erratic finishing that had held the club back during his first campaign were eradicated.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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At the same time, the nation is seeing an increase in some diseases once considered eradicated here, particularly measles.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Canceled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canceled. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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