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as in to abandon
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 to abolish
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 to delete
to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it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 to erase
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 cancel
Airlines ultimately decide to delay or cancel flights, not airports.
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Kate Marijolovic, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Jan. 2025
Also, an activation event promoting Meta Quest with an appearance by Jane Fonda promoting her new VR fitness series in West Hollywood has been canceled.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 8 Jan. 2025
Premieres, events, and film and TV productions are being canceled across the city.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
Several schools have canceled Friday classes in Wisconsin due to the snowy weather.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
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Kate Marijolovic, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Jan. 2025
Also, an activation event promoting Meta Quest with an appearance by Jane Fonda promoting her new VR fitness series in West Hollywood has been canceled.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 8 Jan. 2025
Premieres, events, and film and TV productions are being canceled across the city.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
Several schools have canceled Friday classes in Wisconsin due to the snowy weather.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
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But the consistent presence of drug rehabilitation and criminal offenses dominating the background of potential candidates for the award led the league to eventually abandon it.Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
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Gentle' Earlier this week, a dog and her four newborn puppies were found abandoned at the side of a highway close to where the wildfires were raging.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
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That loophole remained open following the most recent U.S. election, which saw California voters shooting down Proposition 6, which would have abolished prison labor.Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 11 Jan. 2025
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So legislation abolishing the department (already written by GOP Sen. Mike Rounds of South Dakota) would have to pass through budget reconciliation, which lets certain legislation pass with a mere majority in the Senate.Dylan Matthews, Vox, 2 Jan. 2025
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Drake posted the song to his X and Instagram accounts on April 19, but deleted them a week later.Conor Murray, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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Read Next National Deputy assaults 8-year-old at school, then deletes body camera footage, lawsuit says December 01, 2023 2:22 PM Read Next Florida Cop handcuffs 9-year-old boy at Florida school, suit says.Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2025
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The odds are that the response will sit in an internal digital memory buffer for a while and not be immediately erased or discarded.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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Nearby Altadena, a historically largely Black neighborhood, has essentially been erased from the map.Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 15 Jan. 2025
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Farnsworth, 62, has been in federal custody since his bond was revoked in August 2023.Gene Maddaus, Variety, 7 Jan. 2025
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His license will also be revoked for three years, and he will be required to take a defense driving course.Angie DiMichele, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2025
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Conflicting Promises Nonetheless, GOP lawmakers from high-tax states such as New York and California have been pushing hard to repeal or at least raise the cap.Howard Gleckman, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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During his first term, President Donald Trump tried several times to repeal the ACA but was unsuccessful.Fritz Farrow, ABC News, 8 Jan. 2025
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Israel then vowed to eradicate Hamas and have since devastated the Palestinian territory.John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
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Killing female deer weakens a herd’s ability to grow, and officials thought that thinning out deer herds was the key to eradicating the disease and preserving wild herd health.Sophie Hartley, Scientific American, 10 Jan. 2025
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During Starship's last test flight in November, the maneuver was aborted.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
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An aircraft aborted takeoff at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) on Friday morning, with passengers using emergency slides to deboard, according to a statement the airport posted online, which noted that four passengers reported minor injuries.Alex Nitzberg, Fox News, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Cancel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cancel. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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