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1
as in abandoning
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 abolishing
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 deleting
to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it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 erasing
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 canceling
Also, know your rights when canceling.
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Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 7 May 2026
Kennedy, a long-time anti-vaccine activist, has been particularly critical of mRNA technology, canceling hundreds of millions in research funding and making claims not backed by scientific evidence.
—Sneha S K, USA Today, 7 May 2026
But the sport still has to contend with a loss of revenues after canceling races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia due to the Iran war, both of which were set to be held in April of Q2.
—Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 7 May 2026
That’s what David Letterman does in a May 5 New York Times interview about CBS canceling his former home, The Late Show.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 6 May 2026
Among the proposals were smaller project footprints, fewer units on the same footprint and canceling the project altogether.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 6 May 2026
The earbuds also have noise-cancelling capabilities thanks to Galaxy AI as well.
—George Yang, PC Magazine, 6 May 2026
Three more school districts are canceling classes Friday due to a high number of teachers who plan to participate in a march for higher school funding in Raleigh.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 29 Apr. 2026
Last July, Colbert announced that CBS was canceling his show as of May 2026.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2026
Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 7 May 2026
Kennedy, a long-time anti-vaccine activist, has been particularly critical of mRNA technology, canceling hundreds of millions in research funding and making claims not backed by scientific evidence.
—Sneha S K, USA Today, 7 May 2026
But the sport still has to contend with a loss of revenues after canceling races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia due to the Iran war, both of which were set to be held in April of Q2.
—Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 7 May 2026
That’s what David Letterman does in a May 5 New York Times interview about CBS canceling his former home, The Late Show.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 6 May 2026
Among the proposals were smaller project footprints, fewer units on the same footprint and canceling the project altogether.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 6 May 2026
The earbuds also have noise-cancelling capabilities thanks to Galaxy AI as well.
—George Yang, PC Magazine, 6 May 2026
Three more school districts are canceling classes Friday due to a high number of teachers who plan to participate in a march for higher school funding in Raleigh.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 29 Apr. 2026
Last July, Colbert announced that CBS was canceling his show as of May 2026.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for canceling
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Even as anthropologists were decisively abandoning totemism, however, the idea was gaining cultural credibility elsewhere.—
Glenn Adamson,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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What are the penalties for abandoning vulnerable seniors?—
Alexiah Syrai Olsen,
Sacbee.com,
1 May 2026
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Mayor Mamdani’s glib campaign goal of abolishing the fares on buses for everyone makes a lot less sense than cutting bus and subway fares for the New Yorkers who actually need it most.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
8 May 2026
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Trump has proposed eliminating Head Start and abolishing the Department of Education.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
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To make matters worse, some of these AI agents are going rogue, deleting data or executing other unintended actions.—
Nigel Melville,
The Conversation,
6 May 2026
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Reviewing and deleting unnecessary spending via the line item veto or outright rejection for that particular spending program.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
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Shea Theodore had a goal and an assist and Brayden McNabb scored a short-handed goal as the Golden Knights stormed to a 5-0 lead after two periods, silencing a sellout crowd in Orange County and erasing memories of their rough offensive outing in Game 2.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 May 2026
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Several southern states have begun to capitalize on the Supreme Court ruling, including Tennessee, which approved a new voting map a day before the decision in Virginia, likely erasing the only blue district in the state.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
8 May 2026
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That would include forcing OpenAI to revert to a nonprofit structure and revoking Altman and Brockman’s board positions.—
Hadas Gold,
CNN Money,
7 May 2026
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Steyer has proposed taking steps to ban all corporate spending in elections, even revoking the privileges of corporations that give to campaigns.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
1 May 2026
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The Social Security Administration’s actuaries have found repealing the retirement earnings test will ultimately reduce trust fund costs, Adcock said.—
Lorie Konish,
CNBC,
27 Apr. 2026
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That showed again how poorly the Legislature served the voters by repealing Florida’s runoff primary 21 years ago.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 Apr. 2026
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But roots can be deep and seeds can spread easily, making eradicating invasive plants difficult.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
4 May 2026
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This makes prediction markets the most useful and precise tool for eradicating exposing insider trading that has ever existed—a tool Congress should rely on heavily, not legislate out of existence.—
Nic Puckrin,
Fortune,
2 Apr. 2026
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Apollo 13 zoomed around the Moon after famously aborting its lunar landing mission.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
7 Apr. 2026
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Just before Sunday’s collision, controllers were dealing with another plane that had declared an emergency after aborting a takeoff and smelling an odor on the plane.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Canceling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canceling. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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