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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as in repealed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to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it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
An author training session was canceled with no explanation.
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Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 12 Apr. 2025
The comedy series has been canceled after airing for four seasons on Apple TV+, its co-creator and stars confirmed.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 12 Apr. 2025
The State Department did not say how many contracts had been canceled.
—Melody Schreiber, NPR, 11 Apr. 2025
The district received only $6 million of its $150 million grant before the program was canceled.
—Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2025
One Syria program offering food to starving pregnant people and children younger than 5 was informed that its contract has not been canceled, but a separate contract for the staff who run that program was canceled, leaving no one to oversee the work, the official said.
—Melody Schreiber, NPR, 11 Apr. 2025
Over the weekend, however, at least 42 of those programs were informed that USAID had canceled their contracts, which provided funding for the delivery of aid services over a set period of time.
—Melody Schreiber, NPR, 11 Apr. 2025
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
Larson started the Truck race from P11 after rain canceled the practice and qualifying rounds.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Apr. 2025
Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 12 Apr. 2025
The comedy series has been canceled after airing for four seasons on Apple TV+, its co-creator and stars confirmed.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 12 Apr. 2025
The State Department did not say how many contracts had been canceled.
—Melody Schreiber, NPR, 11 Apr. 2025
The district received only $6 million of its $150 million grant before the program was canceled.
—Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2025
One Syria program offering food to starving pregnant people and children younger than 5 was informed that its contract has not been canceled, but a separate contract for the staff who run that program was canceled, leaving no one to oversee the work, the official said.
—Melody Schreiber, NPR, 11 Apr. 2025
Over the weekend, however, at least 42 of those programs were informed that USAID had canceled their contracts, which provided funding for the delivery of aid services over a set period of time.
—Melody Schreiber, NPR, 11 Apr. 2025
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
Larson started the Truck race from P11 after rain canceled the practice and qualifying rounds.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for canceled
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However, the bill's language caused much confusion and gridlock in 2019, leading Parliament to pursue an additional measure, which repealed the 2011 act and instituted the Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Bill, which Queen Elizabeth II assented to in March 2022.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
4 Jan. 2025
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Voters in November repealed part of a decade-old law that softened some criminal penalties and ousted two progressive district attorneys who championed such reforms.—
Mackenzie Mays,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Jan. 2025
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Mitchell did not answer questions about whether Harris-Dawson had deleted messages or emails.—
Julia Wick,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2025
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Adobe promptly deleted the post, but not before Adobe critics pulled out their best pop culture references to bully the software firm.—
Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
12 Apr. 2025
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In China, a wide swath of suppliers are likely to see their already narrow margins completely erased, with a new wave of efforts to establish factories in other countries set to begin.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
10 Apr. 2025
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Their implementation led the stock markets to drop drastically, with Wall Street posting its worst losses since 2020 and trillions of dollars in value erased.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Apr. 2025
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But the Department of Health took exception to Peterson’s recommendation, saying Cooley’s license should be revoked.—
Jim Saunders,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Jan. 2025
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Scott and Diana Anderson’s membership in the club was revoked after an allegation that Scott Anderson was drunk in public in 2017.—
Defne Karabatur,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Dec. 2024
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The Project 2025 report said that when Congress created the program, MEP centers were intended to transition to self-sustaining private institutions but that a ban on long-term funding was abolished in 1998.—
Jonathan Shorman,
Kansas City Star,
10 Apr. 2025
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As of now, 27 states maintain the death penalty; 23 states and the District of Columbia have abolished it.—
Jennifer Borresen,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2025
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Earlier this week, his talent agency, WME, dropped him as a client and the nonprofit Vital Voices Global Partnership rescinded an award honoring him as an advocate for women’s empowerment.—
Josh Rottenberg,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Dec. 2024
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Climax became the first ever vegan cheesemaker to win a prestigious Good Food award—though dairy complaints caused the prize to be rescinded at the last minute, with shades of the protectionist, legal skulduggery faced by non-dairy milk products.—
Andrew Rosenblum,
Popular Science,
26 Dec. 2024
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But in a surprising decision in 2023, the high court declined an invitation to reshape Section 2 of the landmark voting law and invalidated Alabama's congressional map drawn by Republican lawmakers after the 2020 Census.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2025
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Silencing the opposition A day earlier, Istanbul University invalidated Imamoglu's diploma, effectively disqualifying him from running in the next presidential race — a university degree is a requisite for running in elections under Turkish law.—
TIME,
TIME,
19 Mar. 2025
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The war has destroyed vast areas of Gaza, displaced most of the population and left nearly everyone dependent on international aid.—
Samy Magdy,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Mar. 2025
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Homes and the nearby shops on North Fair Oaks had been destroyed.—
Tribune News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Canceled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canceled. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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