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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to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it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
Some oil companies started canceling orders to beat a November 21 deadline following the sanctions of Russia’s two largest oil firms, Rosneft and Lukoil, according to industry insiders.
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Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
Earlier this year, the department had stopped cancelling the debt of borrowers in those two plans, citing a court order.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2025
Meneses didn't consider canceling any of his social events due to the ongoing ICE activity in Chicago.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
While both the second-gen Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones and the Apple AirPods Max are terrific options, the Sony WH-1000XM6 stand out as the best noise-cancelling headphones for most people.
—PC Magazine, 25 Oct. 2025
The gaming division, which includes dozens of studios, has responded by canceling products, raising prices and slashing thousands of jobs, said the people, who asked not to be identified discussing nonpublic information.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
However, back in September, YB’s manager called out Chicago’s United Center for canceling their MASA stop.
—Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 22 Oct. 2025
The attack prompted authorities to warn women to remain vigilant while walking or running, stop using noise-canceling headphones and not to jog alone.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
On land, louder environments like running alongside traffic might compete a little too much with talking audio – noise-canceling earbuds or over-ear headphones are better in this setting.
—New Atlas, 19 Oct. 2025
Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
Earlier this year, the department had stopped cancelling the debt of borrowers in those two plans, citing a court order.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2025
Meneses didn't consider canceling any of his social events due to the ongoing ICE activity in Chicago.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
While both the second-gen Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones and the Apple AirPods Max are terrific options, the Sony WH-1000XM6 stand out as the best noise-cancelling headphones for most people.
—PC Magazine, 25 Oct. 2025
The gaming division, which includes dozens of studios, has responded by canceling products, raising prices and slashing thousands of jobs, said the people, who asked not to be identified discussing nonpublic information.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
However, back in September, YB’s manager called out Chicago’s United Center for canceling their MASA stop.
—Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 22 Oct. 2025
The attack prompted authorities to warn women to remain vigilant while walking or running, stop using noise-canceling headphones and not to jog alone.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
On land, louder environments like running alongside traffic might compete a little too much with talking audio – noise-canceling earbuds or over-ear headphones are better in this setting.
—New Atlas, 19 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for canceling
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Labour will be very wary of abandoning its election manifesto promise not to raise income tax, however, and any moves to do so will leave the party wide open to attacks from opponents such as the Conservatives and increasingly popular party, Reform.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
4 Nov. 2025
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Perhaps the biggest name to distance itself from BHV is Disney, with Disneyland Paris abandoning plans to design BHV’s famous Christmas window displays this year, according to CNN affiliate BFMTV.—
Joseph Ataman,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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DeSantis has repeatedly spoken in support of abolishing state property taxes entirely, an option that is still being considered by lawmakers—though a recent survey showed that a majority of Floridians do not back such drastic action.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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Both Biss and Abughazaleh support abolishing ICE, and the winner of their primary will be heavily favored to hold a seat whose voters backed Kamala Harris by 37 points last year.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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What Happens Next Despite deleting the videos on her TikTok, Grubbs continues to share updates on her Snapchat.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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In February 2025, umpire Pat Hoberg was fired by MLB for sharing his legal sports gambling accounts with a friend who bet on baseball games and for intentionally deleting electronic messages pertinent to the league’s investigation.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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These services do all the work for you by actively monitoring and systematically erasing your personal information from hundreds of websites.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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Private equity firms are showing a great interest in buying into the NFL — the biggest and most profitable sports league in the world — and are boosting values by setting a floor on valuations and erasing concerns other limited partners may have had over liquidity, CNBC reported.—
Michael Ozanian,
CNBC,
22 Oct. 2025
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Over the last five years, the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services has brought hundreds of fraud cases that are heavily reliant on transactional data with the goal of revoking people’s food benefits.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
30 Sep. 2025
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Earlier this month, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed revoking requirements for companies to report greenhouse gas emissions.—
Max Rego,
The Hill,
24 Sep. 2025
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But this summer, via special election, voters overwhelmingly supported repealing the review board and limited the city’s ability to outsource library services.—
CalMatters,
Mercury News,
20 Oct. 2025
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Proponents of repealing the Gulf and Iraq War authorizations for the use of military force from 1991 and 2002, respectively, may finally have a victory on their hands.—
Morgan Chalfant,
semafor.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Sixth-generation Texas rancher James Clement III told CNBC the key to eradicating the screwworm threat is years out.—
Lori Ann LaRocco,
CNBC,
21 Oct. 2025
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Texas only gained 179 yards for the game, eradicating the good offensive vibes from the previous week.—
Seth Emerson,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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San-ho enters the code, aborting the strike.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Canceling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canceling. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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