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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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3
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to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it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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4
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
The selection of Morrissey as a headliner is bound to raise eyebrows following a spotty track record of canceling or postponing some 200 headlining appearances in the past decade-plus.
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Spin Staff, SPIN, 21 Apr. 2026
Airlines are cancelling flights due to the soaring cost of jet fuel.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026
Certain Asian countries are already canceling flights.
—CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026
Apple, Bose, and Sony all offer outstanding noise-cancelling headphones that silence the outside world while providing top-notch audio quality, advanced transparency modes, solid battery life, and comfortable listening.
—Christian De Looper, PC Magazine, 18 Apr. 2026
But King has remained opposed to canceling classes, citing concerns of disruption to families.
—Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
In response, schools are increasingly implementing accommodations such as noise-canceling headphones to help students better regulate sensory input and remain engaged in learning.
—Oc Register, 15 Apr. 2026
After that came speedier DSL lines, which had folks cancelling their second lines for a single connection.
—Thomas C. Zambito, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Another hack that people sometimes use to save money is pausing (or totally canceling) one subscription, then picking up another for a bit.
—Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 15 Apr. 2026
Spin Staff, SPIN, 21 Apr. 2026
Airlines are cancelling flights due to the soaring cost of jet fuel.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026
Certain Asian countries are already canceling flights.
—CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026
Apple, Bose, and Sony all offer outstanding noise-cancelling headphones that silence the outside world while providing top-notch audio quality, advanced transparency modes, solid battery life, and comfortable listening.
—Christian De Looper, PC Magazine, 18 Apr. 2026
But King has remained opposed to canceling classes, citing concerns of disruption to families.
—Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
In response, schools are increasingly implementing accommodations such as noise-canceling headphones to help students better regulate sensory input and remain engaged in learning.
—Oc Register, 15 Apr. 2026
After that came speedier DSL lines, which had folks cancelling their second lines for a single connection.
—Thomas C. Zambito, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Another hack that people sometimes use to save money is pausing (or totally canceling) one subscription, then picking up another for a bit.
—Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 15 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for canceling
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The same day, a judge sentenced her to serve three years of probation for abandoning Kha’liya’s body.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
21 Apr. 2026
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Fuqua thought about abandoning the project, but ultimately agreed to reconceive it instead.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Jonathan Ruhe, fellow for American strategy at JINSA, echoed Stricker on the importance of abolishing the Iranian enrichment program.—
Benjamin Weinthal,
FOXNews.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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Abdul El-Sayed is gaining momentum in a divisive three-way Democratic primary with an uncompromising argument for clarity on progressive priorities — Medicare for All, abolishing ICE, and ending US military aid to Israel.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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And there’s risk in remembering, deleting sentiment and hope and finding an inclusive truth that is bigger than specific lives and includes us all.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Apr. 2026
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On many systems, deleting them merely removes their addresses from a registry, freeing the space to be overwritten.—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Many Christian nationalists believe in erasing the boundaries between church and state, Andrew Whitehead, a professor of sociology at Indiana University Indianapolis, previously told USA TODAY.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
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The first is a stretch of the second quarter, when the Wolves were erasing a 19-point deficit.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
23 Apr. 2026
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In addition to revoking the facility’s main operating license, the state also revoked the professional certification of the facility’s administrator Elena Cuevas and the home health aide registration of an employee, Takesha Jackson.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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The United Arab Emirates, which long had deep commercial ties with Iran, is revoking visas of Iranians in the UAE and may freeze Iran’s assets in country.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
5 Apr. 2026
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While Washington’s policies drive prices up, our state has lowered costs where the state has jurisdiction — by repealing the grocery tax and capping child care expenses.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2026
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The four measures passed by nearly 2-to-1 ratios, with nearly 14,000 votes in favor of repealing each ordinance and approximately 7,500 votes to keep them.—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
8 Apr. 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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In Namibia, local authorities were producing millions of tons of wood chips while eradicating an invasive bush.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 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 27 Apr. 2026.
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