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1
as in calling
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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2
as in repealing
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 deleting
to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it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 abolishing
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 canceling
All these offices could be scaled back without canceling routes.
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Marc Joffe, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
Saks Fifth Avenue is canceling its annual flagship-store holiday light show.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Valentino recommends reallocating funds from other areas — by canceling unwanted subscriptions or negotiating down utility costs — to help make room for holiday spending.
—Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2024
The Cuban government is cancelling classes for students from Monday until Wednesday, having previously cancelled them on Friday.
—Patrick Oppmann, CNN, 20 Oct. 2024
Pink is canceling her next four Summer Carnival Tour concerts, according to her social media.
—Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2024
Available in colors like Space Gray and Sky Blue, the headphones are equipped with high-fidelity audio, noise-canceling capabilities, and a battery life of up to 20 hours.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024
Granted, Amazon is always there for that last-minute buy—need noise-canceling headphones for your flight tomorrow?
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024
Samsung is known for everything from wireless noise-canceling earbuds to televisions to their flagship Galaxy S24 phones.
—Cierra Cowan, PCMAG, 3 Oct. 2024
Marc Joffe, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
Saks Fifth Avenue is canceling its annual flagship-store holiday light show.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Valentino recommends reallocating funds from other areas — by canceling unwanted subscriptions or negotiating down utility costs — to help make room for holiday spending.
—Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2024
The Cuban government is cancelling classes for students from Monday until Wednesday, having previously cancelled them on Friday.
—Patrick Oppmann, CNN, 20 Oct. 2024
Pink is canceling her next four Summer Carnival Tour concerts, according to her social media.
—Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2024
Available in colors like Space Gray and Sky Blue, the headphones are equipped with high-fidelity audio, noise-canceling capabilities, and a battery life of up to 20 hours.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024
Granted, Amazon is always there for that last-minute buy—need noise-canceling headphones for your flight tomorrow?
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024
Samsung is known for everything from wireless noise-canceling earbuds to televisions to their flagship Galaxy S24 phones.
—Cierra Cowan, PCMAG, 3 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for canceling
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Stein has called for abolishing student and medical debt.Margie Cullen, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2024
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Racism, 100 years after abolishing slavery, was at its peak (Ole Miss riots and the rise of George Wallace are just a few examples ), with the KKK brutalizing African Americans in the South.Vuk Vukovic, TIME, 10 Oct. 2024
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The response comes amid allegations that the institution was caving to Chinese pressure by erasing Tibetan cultural denominations.The Editors of ARTnews, ARTnews.com, 3 Oct. 2024
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Shares of Tesla climbed 32% in the third quarter, erasing their loss for the year in the process.Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2024
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The footage captured a figure in a ski mask hiding in the shadows as an unsuspecting woman arrives at the bank and goes about withdrawing money from the ATM.Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 4 Oct. 2024
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Banks are already withdrawing from relationships with fintech firms.Gene A. Grant II, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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Keeping the excessive usage of drones in ongoing wars in mind, the United States Army’s Apache helicopters are training to get better at destroying unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) mid-flight using Hellfire missiles, among other ammunition.Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
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While undoubtedly devastating, the Israeli military said at the beginning of the campaign that reports of these airstrikes destroying 50 percent of Hezbollah’s rockets were most likely exaggerated.Paul Iddon, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Another person who was with Payne daily was charged with abandoning a person following death.Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
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But embracing change doesn’t mean abandoning your core values or principles.Chloe Berger, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2024
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Pull Straight Out with Steady Pressure Pull the tick out with a slow, steady motion and avoiding twisting or jerking so that the tick’s mouthparts don’t break off and remain in the skin.Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2024
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This idea of anticipating what might be coming your way, to be then taking the appropriate actions and avoiding some of the pitfalls.Megan Poinski, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
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Tesla is recalling 27,185 of its 2024 Cybertruck vehicles.Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
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Tesla is recalling over 27,000 of its Cybertruck vehicles after authorities reported that drivers were having visibility problems with the car's rearview camera.Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Canceling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canceling. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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