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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to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it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
Indigo is one of a handful of airlines that are rerouting and canceling flights to avoid Pakistan’s airspace.
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Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2026
Soundcore Earbuds Deal The Soundcore P31i earbuds pack flagship technology into a pocket-sized design, featuring adaptive noise cancelling that can silence up to 52dB of external roar.
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 1 Apr. 2026
Superior sound quality and noise-canceling technology make these wireless headphones a must-have for listening to your favorite tunes or watching movies.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
Some services also allow customers to pause subscriptions, temporarily stopping charges for a month or more — an easy way to take a break without canceling completely.
—Joshua Sidorowicz, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
City staff also warned that canceling or rescheduling the event could lead to unauthorized fireworks use, increasing fire risk and demand for emergency services.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 30 Mar. 2026
Those groups all called for pausing or cancelling the project.
—Desiree Mathurin
march 27, Charlotte Observer, 27 Mar. 2026
Trump’s administration recently pressured other nations into canceling a long-standing plan to charge ship owners a modest fee to pay for environmental damage.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
Announced Tuesday, March 24, the new plans also now require canceling the construction and deployment of a space station in lunar orbit, NASA said.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2026
Soundcore Earbuds Deal The Soundcore P31i earbuds pack flagship technology into a pocket-sized design, featuring adaptive noise cancelling that can silence up to 52dB of external roar.
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 1 Apr. 2026
Superior sound quality and noise-canceling technology make these wireless headphones a must-have for listening to your favorite tunes or watching movies.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
Some services also allow customers to pause subscriptions, temporarily stopping charges for a month or more — an easy way to take a break without canceling completely.
—Joshua Sidorowicz, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
City staff also warned that canceling or rescheduling the event could lead to unauthorized fireworks use, increasing fire risk and demand for emergency services.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 30 Mar. 2026
Those groups all called for pausing or cancelling the project.
—Desiree Mathurin
march 27, Charlotte Observer, 27 Mar. 2026
Trump’s administration recently pressured other nations into canceling a long-standing plan to charge ship owners a modest fee to pay for environmental damage.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
Announced Tuesday, March 24, the new plans also now require canceling the construction and deployment of a space station in lunar orbit, NASA said.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for canceling
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Californians are abandoning the Golden State, chiefly because of high housing costs and finding better luck at becoming homeowners elsewhere, a new study found.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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The Safari shut down in 1978 after passengers kept abandoning their Jeeps mid-trip.—
Abbey Briscoe,
Kansas City Star,
31 Mar. 2026
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The National Women’s Soccer League announced a new CBA in the summer of 2024 that included giving players agency on where they are traded and abolishing expansion and collegiate drafts.—
Marisa Ingemi,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2026
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Stratton cast herself as the most progressive choice, supporting policies such as a $25 minimum wage and abolishing ICE, and managed to overcome a significant financial disadvantage.—
Marissa Martinez,
NBC news,
18 Mar. 2026
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Prosecutors say messages between the two show discussions about deleting chats, securing contracts and moving money.—
Sophia Compton,
FOXNews.com,
28 Mar. 2026
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Places left and right — colleges, cities, classrooms, even states that mark Chávez’s birthday as a holiday — are now deleting his name and image from the public sphere.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Mercury News,
27 Mar. 2026
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The young Nets still hung with the road-weary Lakers until the final minutes, erasing an early double-digit deficit and leading in the fourth quarter of their 20th loss in 22 games overall.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Oakland County is erasing $6 million in medical debt for 6,300 county residents.—
Joseph Buczek,
CBS News,
23 Mar. 2026
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The British government responded in February by revoking the accreditation of a Russian diplomat.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Mar. 2026
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The administration has also put a restriction on the number of foreign nationals who can enter the country by revoking or denying tourist visas, as well as increasing immigration fees.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
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The president has gone so far as repealing a longtime scientific finding that climate change endangers public health and the environment.—
Matthew Daly,
San Antonio Express-News,
23 Mar. 2026
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Johnson, of the American Cancer Society, pushed back on arguments that repealing the program would save the state money.—
Sarah Cutler,
Idaho Statesman,
9 Mar. 2026
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Instead of eradicating synthetic food dyes, which is within his purview as health secretary, Kennedy has focused on using his bully pulpit to pressure food companies to voluntarily remove them.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
24 Mar. 2026
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The lawsuit, filed March 9 in Los Angeles County Superior Court, claims the plan for eradicating the deer, which have roamed the island for 100 years, was wrongfully approved by the state and needs an environmental review.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
18 Mar. 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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Her behavior led to the pilots aborting takeoff.—
Marina Watts,
PEOPLE,
2 Jan. 2026
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“Canceling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canceling. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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