cancellations

noun

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plural of cancellation
1
as in abandonments
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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as in abolitions
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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cancellations

cancel (out)

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“Cancellations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cancellations. Accessed 1 Feb. 2023.

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