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as in cancelled
to put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to)
the company called the furniture store to repeal the order for six new desks
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as in abolished
to put an end to by formal action
in 1933, Congress passed the 21st Amendment which repealed the Prohibition Amendment of 1919, thus making the sale, distribution, and use of alcohol legal once again
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as in retracted
to solemnly or formally reject or go back on (as something formerly adhered to)
if I find that you have been lying about this, I'll instantly repeal every promise I made to you
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Recent Examples of repealed
Surf City voters repealed the review board in a special election in June.
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Claire Wang, Oc Register, 28 Oct. 2025
The Northwest Passage Act, which offered a reward to any Briton who could chart a shipping route through Arctic Canada to Asia, had been repealed in 1818.
—Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
Until it was repealed in 1943, authorities could stop them at any time to ask to see their identification, and people without documentation could be detained, jailed, or even deported.
—Sophie Luo, Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2025
However, the law was repealed in 1974 for being unpopular and ineffective.
—Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Oct. 2025
Gay people could not openly serve in the military until Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell was repealed in 2011.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2025
In 2024, the Miss USA organization repealed a rule that prohibited women over the age of 28 from participating in the pageant.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
The act was not repealed until 1943.
—Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Starting last July 1, those households also began being charged for trash pickup following the approval of Measure B in November 2022, which repealed the People’s Ordinance of 1919.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2025
Claire Wang, Oc Register, 28 Oct. 2025
The Northwest Passage Act, which offered a reward to any Briton who could chart a shipping route through Arctic Canada to Asia, had been repealed in 1818.
—Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
Until it was repealed in 1943, authorities could stop them at any time to ask to see their identification, and people without documentation could be detained, jailed, or even deported.
—Sophie Luo, Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2025
However, the law was repealed in 1974 for being unpopular and ineffective.
—Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Oct. 2025
Gay people could not openly serve in the military until Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell was repealed in 2011.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2025
In 2024, the Miss USA organization repealed a rule that prohibited women over the age of 28 from participating in the pageant.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
The act was not repealed until 1943.
—Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Starting last July 1, those households also began being charged for trash pickup following the approval of Measure B in November 2022, which repealed the People’s Ordinance of 1919.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for repealed
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In the 1980s, the Construction Differential Subsidy was abolished, hollowing out the commercial base.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
28 Oct. 2025
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Rogers noted that the book argues that a central cause of the war was Anglo settlers’ determination to keep slaves in bondage after Mexico largely abolished it.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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The Democrat has since faced calls from Republicans to drop out of the state attorney general race, though many Democrats and his corporate donors have not retracted their support.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
23 Oct. 2025
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Stefano Mele, husband of Barbara Locci, initially confessed to killing his wife and her lover but later retracted his statement.—
Isadora Wandermurem,
Time,
22 Oct. 2025
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After previously awarded National Endowment for the Humanities grants to organizations around the country were canceled in April, Wisconsin Humanities went into survival mode and launched an emergency fundraising campaign.—
Jim Higgins,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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It was canceled before the end of the first season.—
Jenny Porter Tilley,
IndyStar,
27 Oct. 2025
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The South American country withdrew visa-free access in April in response to the three countries barring Brazilian passport holders from visa-free access.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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The South African played this weekend in the PGA Tour's Bank of Utah Championship, but withdrew after the first round.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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Charlie had been abandoned and then rescued and fostered by a man in Jacksonville.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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Fianna Fail’s pick, former Gaelic football coach Jim Gavin, abandoned his bid due to a financial scandal.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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Royalist émigrés began to trickle back into the country in 1795, and a number of Jacobins who renounced their earlier radicalism were also reintegrated into civil society.—
Time,
Time,
21 Oct. 2025
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Takaichi has called for a hardline stance towards China and is also in favor of revising Japan’s pacifist constitution, especially Article 9, which renounced Japan’s right to wage war.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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During the 16-day government shutdown of 2013, President Barack Obama scrapped a four-country Asia trip and skipped the swanky Congressional Hispanic Caucus gala.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
29 Oct. 2025
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The Philadelphia 76ers icon met with Stern to discuss his budding rap career and the backlash surrounding his upcoming Misunderstood album, which was originally titled Non-Fiction and was scrapped by late 2001.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
29 Oct. 2025
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TikTok has repeatedly denied these claims.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
29 Oct. 2025
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Harrington said that if historic status is denied, the company is prepared to move forward with its redevelopment plans under the existing standards.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Repealed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repealed. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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