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as in called
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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as in repealed
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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as in deleted
to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it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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as in erased
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 canceled
That order was canceled about an hour later, the Air Traffic Control Command Center said in an advisory.
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Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2024
More shows are getting made, therefore more shows are getting canceled.
—Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
In 2022, millions of passengers were left stranded after Southwest Airlines canceled more than 16,900 flights due to an operational meltdown.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 24 Dec. 2024
Some trains have been canceled completely, including Acela 2122 between Washington and New York, and trains between New York and Boston and between New York and Philadelphia, the company posted on X Monday night.
—Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
No American Airlines flights were canceled as a result of the stoppage.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2024
Taylor canceled an appearance at the Indiana Chamber of Commerce annual legislative preview that day.
—Steve Bittenbender | The Center Square Contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 23 Dec. 2024
This flu season, the health department has reportedly canceled standard vaccination events and clinics.
—Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2024
The cruise line canceled cruises in 2025 and 2026 on its Norwegian Encore, Norwegian Bliss and Norwegian Breakaway ships.
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2024
More shows are getting made, therefore more shows are getting canceled.
—Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
In 2022, millions of passengers were left stranded after Southwest Airlines canceled more than 16,900 flights due to an operational meltdown.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 24 Dec. 2024
Some trains have been canceled completely, including Acela 2122 between Washington and New York, and trains between New York and Boston and between New York and Philadelphia, the company posted on X Monday night.
—Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
No American Airlines flights were canceled as a result of the stoppage.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2024
Taylor canceled an appearance at the Indiana Chamber of Commerce annual legislative preview that day.
—Steve Bittenbender | The Center Square Contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 23 Dec. 2024
This flu season, the health department has reportedly canceled standard vaccination events and clinics.
—Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2024
The cruise line canceled cruises in 2025 and 2026 on its Norwegian Encore, Norwegian Bliss and Norwegian Breakaway ships.
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for canceled
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However, the bill's language caused much confusion and gridlock in 2019, leading Parliament to pursue an additional measure, which repealed the 2011 act and instituted the Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Bill, which Queen Elizabeth II assented to in March 2022.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
4 Jan. 2025
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Voters in November repealed part of a decade-old law that softened some criminal penalties and ousted two progressive district attorneys who championed such reforms.—
Mackenzie Mays,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Jan. 2025
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Decide how these should be managed, preserved or deleted.—
Patrick van Esch,
The Conversation,
8 Jan. 2025
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Have a great day and now u have been deleted.—
Kevin Lynn,
Newsweek,
8 Jan. 2025
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Select Restore next to the date before your contact was erased.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
7 Jan. 2025
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The plunge erased over $35 billion in market value from the Global 500 company.—
Nicholas Gordon,
Fortune Asia,
7 Jan. 2025
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But the Department of Health took exception to Peterson’s recommendation, saying Cooley’s license should be revoked.—
Jim Saunders,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Jan. 2025
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Scott and Diana Anderson’s membership in the club was revoked after an allegation that Scott Anderson was drunk in public in 2017.—
Defne Karabatur,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Dec. 2024
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In 2023, a group of House Republicans attempted to raise sales taxes with the FairTax Act, which would have abolished the Internal Revenue Service and replaced income tax and other levies with a national sales tax.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA TODAY,
3 Jan. 2025
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Courtesy of the Social Security Fairness Act, millions of Americans will see higher Social Security checks now that the windfall elimination provision (WEP) and GPO (government pension offset) have been abolished.—
Suzanne Blake
Reporter,
Newsweek,
3 Jan. 2025
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Earlier this week, his talent agency, WME, dropped him as a client and the nonprofit Vital Voices Global Partnership rescinded an award honoring him as an advocate for women’s empowerment.—
Josh Rottenberg,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Dec. 2024
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Climax became the first ever vegan cheesemaker to win a prestigious Good Food award—though dairy complaints caused the prize to be rescinded at the last minute, with shades of the protectionist, legal skulduggery faced by non-dairy milk products.—
Andrew Rosenblum,
Popular Science,
26 Dec. 2024
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But later, Georgia Judge Scott McAfee, who oversees the trial proceedings, invalidated that charge for other defendants in the case who did not plead guilty and challenged the count’s validity.—
Zach Schonfeld,
The Hill,
4 Dec. 2024
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The arbitration award invalidated PRC claims to numerous features within the Philippines’ EEZ, including Scarborough Shoal.—
Jill Goldenziel,
Forbes,
30 Nov. 2024
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Helene destroyed homes and roads, stranded residents without phone service and water, and claimed the lives of nearly 250 people throughout the Southeast.—
Emily Shapiro,
ABC News,
26 Dec. 2024
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Lauren Sommer was one of the first reporters in Lahaina after the extreme wildfire destroyed homes and took lives.—
NPR Staff,
NPR,
26 Dec. 2024
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“Canceled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canceled. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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