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also cancelation
1
as in abandonment
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
Backlogs out of Hong Kong, which houses the largest cargo airport on earth, are expected to persist through mid-October after Typhoon Ragasa caused widespread flight cancellations across the region and South China.
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 1 Oct. 2025
One small example is that of the 124 NASA missions currently in development or performing operations, 41 of them are facing outright cancellation.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 1 Oct. 2025
The show is not being actively promoted by the streamer, but all episodes remain available to stream on the platform following the series’ 2023 cancellation.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
Late night television has been making headlines in recent months, first with CBS announcing the cancellation of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert in July and then ABC suspending Jimmy Kimmel Live!
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 1 Oct. 2025
One small example is that of the 124 NASA missions currently in development or performing operations, 41 of them are facing outright cancellation.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 1 Oct. 2025
The show is not being actively promoted by the streamer, but all episodes remain available to stream on the platform following the series’ 2023 cancellation.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
Late night television has been making headlines in recent months, first with CBS announcing the cancellation of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert in July and then ABC suspending Jimmy Kimmel Live!
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cancellation
Noun
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The investigation into the baby's abandonment is ongoing, with police asking anyone with information to come forward.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
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Beneath her white coat and calm demeanor lived a woman weathered by trauma, grief, and emotional abandonment.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
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The recent abolition of these tariffs comes as the country has shifted from exporting more cotton to importing more fiber.—
Sarah Jones,
Sourcing Journal,
30 Sep. 2025
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For 25 to 34 year olds, 53 percent were republicans compared to 45 percent royalist and 35 to 44-year-olds were almost exactly split, with 48 percent in favor of abolition and 47 percent wanting to keep the royals.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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Winding its way through tax tribunals and the county treasurer's office all the way to the Michigan Court of Appeals through a trail of unseen revocation notices, jurisdictional conflicts and behind-the-scenes bureaucratic handwringing, that eventually got worked out.—
Todd Spangler,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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The effort marks the first mass revocation of humanitarian parole, according to the Associated Press.—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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The American withdrawal from Iraq in 2011 created the vacuum into which Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi marched, declaring a caliphate and seizing territory the size of Britain.—
Aviva Klompas,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
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The blueprint calls for the military withdrawal of Israeli forces and the complete disarmament of Hamas.—
Caitlin McFall,
FOXNews.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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The Democratic stopgap measure includes a permanent extension of the expiring ACA subsidies, overturning cuts to Medicaid via the tax and spending megabill, and a restoration of rescissions cuts.—
Alex Gangitano,
The Hill,
30 Sep. 2025
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With a pocket rescission, the fiscal year ends before the 45 days are up.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
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His older brother, Mario, is also a HSV player, albeit one serving a four-year suspension for a doping violation.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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But Indonesia’s House of Representatives said that the license suspension would not cause severe impact on such users.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Eight months later, the correction officers went on strike, with the repeal of HALT seemingly a priority for many of them.—
Jennifer Gonnerman,
New Yorker,
6 Oct. 2025
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The window for repeal seemed to be closing.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Oct. 2025
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That termination triggered lengthy litigation that continues and has pingponged through the American judicial system.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
4 Oct. 2025
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Is MacDonald suggesting that Hannah will lose the pregnancy, either by termination or miscarriage?—
Claire Franken,
TVLine,
4 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Cancellation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cancellation. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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