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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to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it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 show was cancelled after that season, when Barr posted a tweet comparing Barack Obama's former adviser Valerie Jarrett to an ape.
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Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026
The United Kingdom’s Home Office canceled travel permits belonging to Piker, 34, and Turkish-American broadcaster and attorney Cenk Uygur.
—Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 1 June 2026
Some residents hunkered down in their homes as police searched for Baker, and community events were canceled or postponed due to public safety concerns, reported the Honolulu Civil Beat.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 1 June 2026
Gartner expects more than 40% of agentic AI projects to be cancelled by end of 2027 due to inadequate risk controls.
—Pranay Ahlawat, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
When studios face financial strain, productions are delayed, moved to lower cost locations, or canceled altogether.
—Bill Lockyer, HollywoodReporter, 1 June 2026
The debate was canceled less than 24 hours before it was scheduled to take place.
—Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
Both were cancelled after a single run of episodes.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 1 June 2026
Miami and Florida played two games in Coral Gables early in the season; UF won the first two games, and the series finale was canceled due to poor weather.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 25 May 2026
Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026
The United Kingdom’s Home Office canceled travel permits belonging to Piker, 34, and Turkish-American broadcaster and attorney Cenk Uygur.
—Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 1 June 2026
Some residents hunkered down in their homes as police searched for Baker, and community events were canceled or postponed due to public safety concerns, reported the Honolulu Civil Beat.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 1 June 2026
Gartner expects more than 40% of agentic AI projects to be cancelled by end of 2027 due to inadequate risk controls.
—Pranay Ahlawat, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
When studios face financial strain, productions are delayed, moved to lower cost locations, or canceled altogether.
—Bill Lockyer, HollywoodReporter, 1 June 2026
The debate was canceled less than 24 hours before it was scheduled to take place.
—Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
Both were cancelled after a single run of episodes.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 1 June 2026
Miami and Florida played two games in Coral Gables early in the season; UF won the first two games, and the series finale was canceled due to poor weather.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 25 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for canceled
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Bloomberg cited a senior administration official also saying it would be scrapped.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
1 June 2026
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In a bid to stimulate the market and jumpstart flagging demand, Dubai has scrapped the AED 750,000 ($204,184) minimum property value previously required for individual buyers to be eligible for a two-year residency visa.—
Melissa Hancock,
Fortune,
1 June 2026
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More people know about the kafala system, which exploited the migrant workers who built the infrastructure for the 2022 World Cup; this was technically abolished in 2017, but workers’ rights issues there remain.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
30 May 2026
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Code Noir became toothless when France abolished slavery in 1848, but no one ever formally struck it from the books.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 May 2026
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After the war, his goalscoring statistics were deleted and his achievements were discredited, with the Polish press labelling him as mentally unstable and an alcoholic.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
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The tweet posted by Steyer’s campaign has since been deleted.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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Jalen Brunson scored 30 points, Karl-Anthony Towns finished with 18 points and 12 rebounds, and the Knicks erased a 14-point second-half deficit to beat the San Antonio Spurs 105-95 in Game 1 on Wednesday night.—
Tim Reynolds,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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Its history, however, must not be erased.—
Eric Schlosser,
The Atlantic,
4 June 2026
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The Athletic’s press pass for that evening’s preseason game was revoked.—
Sean Gentille,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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Volgaev's citizenship was revoked on March 23.—
Jaclyn Diaz,
NPR,
2 June 2026
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Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas is promising a replacement ordinance for the conversion therapy ban the City Council recently repealed.—
Dylan Lysen,
Kansas City Star,
1 June 2026
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Late last year, New Hampshire repealed its PDAB, which had existed since 2020.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2026
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The device was one of two that had been removed from the garage of an apartment in Santa Monica after they were discovered by a tenant in July.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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These reversible connections can break under stress to absorb energy and then reform once the stress is removed.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
3 June 2026
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The New World screwworm had been declared eradicated in the US decades ago, thanks to efforts such as the breeding of sterile flies, awareness campaigns and efforts to control the pest in foreign countries.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
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With this method, called Sterile Insect Technique, the flies were eradicated not just from the US, but from all of Central America.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
3 June 2026
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“Canceled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canceled. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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