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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in 1933, Congress passed the 21st Amendment which repealed the Prohibition Amendment of 1919, thus making the sale, distribution, and use of alcohol legal once again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Recent Examples of repealed
In 2024, the Miss USA organization repealed a rule that prohibited women over the age of 28 from participating in the pageant.
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Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 22 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Gay people could not openly serve in the military until Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell was repealed in 2011.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, 17 Oct. 2025
The act was not repealed until 1943.
—Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 15 Oct. 2025
If 310 fails, the ordinance will be repealed — without ever having been enforced — when the election is certified, likely by the third week of November.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 14 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those households also began being charged for trash pickup following the approval of Measure B in November 2022, which repealed the People’s Ordinance of 1919.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
It must be struck down or repealed.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
The businesses operated in secret during Prohibition but closed once the 18th Amendment was repealed.
—Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Nevertheless, Ashley and Locke did not want the HALT Act to be repealed.
—Jennifer Gonnerman, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 22 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Gay people could not openly serve in the military until Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell was repealed in 2011.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, 17 Oct. 2025
The act was not repealed until 1943.
—Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 15 Oct. 2025
If 310 fails, the ordinance will be repealed — without ever having been enforced — when the election is certified, likely by the third week of November.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 14 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
It must be struck down or repealed.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
The businesses operated in secret during Prohibition but closed once the 18th Amendment was repealed.
—Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Nevertheless, Ashley and Locke did not want the HALT Act to be repealed.
—Jennifer Gonnerman, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for repealed
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Year by year, the propaganda at her school grew more aggressive and all-encompassing, and after Ukrainian classes were abolished, Mariya’s ability to speak the language faded.—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
19 Oct. 2025
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France abolished the monarchy and declared a republic in 1792 during the French Revolution, and soon after, executed King Louis XVI by guillotine on charges of high treason.—
John Toher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
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The newborn’s middle name was later retracted.—
Emily Krauser,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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The grounds crews can work on the grass sections in tight quarters underneath the concourses and get grow lamps on them even when they’re retracted.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
13 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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In 2017, the streamer scrapped its five-star ratings, replacing them with thumbs-up/thumbs-down buttons.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
22 Oct. 2025
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Production on season one had fallen woefully behind schedule, as whole episodes were scrapped, scripts were written at the eleventh hour and producers, including Bell, began second-guessing the series’ tone.—
Lacey Rose,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The 29-year-old denied former Arsenal striker Folarin Balogun three times in the first half.—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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David denied the allegations at the time.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Repealed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repealed. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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