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also cancelation
1
as in repeal
the act of putting an end to something planned or previously agreed to
bad weather forced the cancellation of hundreds of flights
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2
as in abolition
the doing away with something by formal action
a blanket cancellation of all military leave for the duration of the crisis
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Recent Examples of cancellation
Around noon Friday, CLT had 90 delays and 12 cancellations, according to the tracking site FlightAware.
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Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2026
However, you won't be required to give a reason for your cancellation.
—Liz Knueven, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2026
The Braves announced Friday the cancellation of their Braves Fest fan event scheduled for Truist Park on Friday and Saturday.
—Ajc Sports, AJC.com, 30 Jan. 2026
The suit led to the cancellation of Davis’ scheduled high-profile fight with influencer Jake Paul.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 29 Jan. 2026
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Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2026
However, you won't be required to give a reason for your cancellation.
—Liz Knueven, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2026
The Braves announced Friday the cancellation of their Braves Fest fan event scheduled for Truist Park on Friday and Saturday.
—Ajc Sports, AJC.com, 30 Jan. 2026
The suit led to the cancellation of Davis’ scheduled high-profile fight with influencer Jake Paul.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 29 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cancellation
Noun
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Dabrowski, while supporting a repeal of the SAFE-T Act, acknowledged the Blue Line incident was an outlier.—
Rick Pearson,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Jan. 2026
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If the council truly wants to restore trust, repeal is the bare minimum.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Bessent, who is allowed by law to make the final decision on coin designs, opted to replace the abolition, suffrage and Civil Rights Movement coins with ones depicting the Mayflower Compact, the American Revolution and the Gettysburg Address.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
27 Jan. 2026
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In a lengthy Instagram post, supermodel Bella Hadid called for the abolition of ICE, strongly criticizing their aggressive tactics.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
27 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Old wounds around rejection or abandonment may rise to the surface… not to punish you, but to be finally resolved.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
29 Jan. 2026
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This language can suggest frequent pivots and abandonment of projects.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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Now, in a redemption as astounding as his rise, Morvan is back in the running for the 2026 Grammys as the only person in Recording Academy history nominated after a prior revocation.—
Christine Terrisse,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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The stop of production on Grey’s Anatomy coincidentally also comes a day after an episode that dealt in part with the revocation of federal funding for a clinical trial.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Jan. 2026
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The bill also establishes a Class A misdemeanor if someone, without authorization of the patients, alters, forges, conceals or destroys a request for medication or rescission of a request for medication to affect a health care decision.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Jan. 2026
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Kennedy’s May rescission of COVID vaccine recommendations resulted in confusion among providers, and many people were initially unable to get vaccines at pharmacies without a doctor’s prescription.—
Grayson Logue,
Washington Post,
9 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Cancellation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cancellation. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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