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as in canceled
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in 1933, Congress passed the 21st Amendment which repealed the Prohibition Amendment of 1919, thus making the sale, distribution, and use of alcohol legal once again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 renounced
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Recent Examples of repealed
Carrera can now only afford to take only one or two classes a semester after his in-state tuition was repealed.
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Natalia Jaramillo, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 June 2026
The extension is expected to generate approximately $925,000 annually and will continue unless repealed by voters.
—Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2026
These quotas stayed in place for four decades — until they were repealed just over 60 years ago, which is when the White House page claims the story of the aliens begins.
—M. Gessen, Mercury News, 11 June 2026
The provision was repealed in 1950, when the payroll tax rate finally rose.
—Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
The City Council repealed its previous ban on May 21.
—Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2026
Alabama repealed the practice in 2017 for all future cases.
—Nina Giraldo, CNN Money, 9 June 2026
After yearlong protests from farmers across the country, Modi repealed the controversial laws in November 2021.
—Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 4 June 2026
Massachusetts has implemented rent control three separate times, with the latest rent control law being repealed by voters in a 1994 ballot initiative.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 4 June 2026
Natalia Jaramillo, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 June 2026
The extension is expected to generate approximately $925,000 annually and will continue unless repealed by voters.
—Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2026
These quotas stayed in place for four decades — until they were repealed just over 60 years ago, which is when the White House page claims the story of the aliens begins.
—M. Gessen, Mercury News, 11 June 2026
The provision was repealed in 1950, when the payroll tax rate finally rose.
—Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
The City Council repealed its previous ban on May 21.
—Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2026
Alabama repealed the practice in 2017 for all future cases.
—Nina Giraldo, CNN Money, 9 June 2026
After yearlong protests from farmers across the country, Modi repealed the controversial laws in November 2021.
—Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 4 June 2026
Massachusetts has implemented rent control three separate times, with the latest rent control law being repealed by voters in a 1994 ballot initiative.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 4 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for repealed
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The Mason Motocross races on Sunday were canceled after the crash, WOWK reported.—
Michael Guise,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
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He was eventually brought by an airport assistant to the gate for the flight to Sarasota, but that service was delayed and eventually canceled due to weather.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
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About 20 African countries actively uphold term limits, the think tank says, while others have abolished or circumvented them, or are under military regimes that have suspended constitutional rule, allowing long-serving leaders to remain in office.—
Farai Mutsaka,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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Pittman said the holiday should instead recognize the ratification of the 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery nationwide later that year.—
Nora O'Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
18 June 2026
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What follows are dozens of examples of how those whose names are familiar (or aren’t) and legendary (or infamous) for their actions while representing the state have been embraced (or renounced) by the rest of the country and beyond.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2026
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She’s since voted to block military aid to Israel and renounced the group.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
1 June 2026
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Students who entered college eager to study literature or history sometimes abandoned those fields because classrooms became places of discomfort rather than intellectual growth.—
Marybeth Gasman,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
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Vazquez abandoned her black bike on the corner next to Pinch Kitchen + Bar.—
Kairi Lowery,
Miami Herald,
21 June 2026
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One of his Greenlandic colleagues offered his own thoughts, then similarly retracted, lest his assertions affect Greenland’s new position of leverage.—
Ben Taub,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
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The farm retracted those statements five days later, but continued to dispute the cause of the outbreak and contest the agency’s findings.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
Verb
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The 2015 nuclear deal, which Trump scrapped during his first term, took more than 18 months to negotiate.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
20 June 2026
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Michael Loria and Joey Garrison Vice President JD Vance scrapped plans to travel to Switzerland for negotiations on Friday aimed at a final deal to end the war in Iran, a White House official confirmed late Thursday evening.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
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Trump withdrew from the JCPOA agreement in 2018, during his first term as president.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
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The Arkansas Department of Education first released a set of draft rules in November but withdrew them after the proposal drew hundreds of critical comments from parents and others for being too restrictive.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 June 2026
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When employees change roles or leave, access is revoked promptly and consistently.—
Carl D'Halluin,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
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Last year, the festival revoked the Creative Data Lions Grand Prix winner, Efficient Way to Pay, after it was revealed that the campaign used AI to manipulate the ad’s case study video.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
22 June 2026
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