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as in scrapped
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 abolished
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to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it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
Parades, concerts and fireworks shows were canceled or delayed in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and Delaware for July 3 and 4.
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Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
4 July 2026
Philadelphia canceled its Wawa Welcome America parade, Washington’s Great American State Fair temporarily closed Friday afternoon, and other celebrations have delayed public entry to reduce exposure during the hottest hours.
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Erin McGarry,
NBC news,
3 July 2026
Amtrak canceled some trains in the Northeast due to excessive heat that could affect the tracks.
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Steven Sloan,
Los Angeles Times,
3 July 2026
Gartner predicts over 40% of agent projects will be canceled by 2027 due to spiraling complexity and unclear ROI.
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Interesting Engineering,
3 July 2026
Among other things, the agency noted that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services canceled coverage for 250,000 people enrolled in an ACA plan without their consent.
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Greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
3 July 2026
The Mason Motocross races on Sunday were canceled after the crash, WOWK reported.
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Michael Guise,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
4 July 2026
Philadelphia canceled its Wawa Welcome America parade, Washington’s Great American State Fair temporarily closed Friday afternoon, and other celebrations have delayed public entry to reduce exposure during the hottest hours.
—
Erin McGarry,
NBC news,
3 July 2026
Amtrak canceled some trains in the Northeast due to excessive heat that could affect the tracks.
—
Steven Sloan,
Los Angeles Times,
3 July 2026
Gartner predicts over 40% of agent projects will be canceled by 2027 due to spiraling complexity and unclear ROI.
—
Interesting Engineering,
3 July 2026
Among other things, the agency noted that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services canceled coverage for 250,000 people enrolled in an ACA plan without their consent.
—
Greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
3 July 2026
The Mason Motocross races on Sunday were canceled after the crash, WOWK reported.
—
Michael Guise,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for canceled
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Plans to pitch a replica of George Washington’s Revolutionary War field headquarters tent on the lawn outside Independence Hall were scrapped because of the extreme heat.
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Four bidders scrapped over the nearly eight-foot-high work, known as the Hamilton Laocoön, with a buyer new to the old masters market prevailing.
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The state this year abolished the job of the New Orleans criminal court clerk — merging it with another court clerk position.
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The other reconstruction amendments abolished slavery and expanded voting rights.
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In 2025, an AI coding assistant at a leading vibe-coding platform reportedly deleted a company's production database during what had been declared a code freeze.
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Trump at the time blamed the post on a staffer, and deleted the video after an outcry.
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Golden State jumped out to a 12-2 lead that Atlanta quickly erased with an 11-0 run in a game that saw 22 lead changes and 14 ties.
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In order to safely accomplish the stunt, Cruise was attached via a wire that was later erased in post production.
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In North Carolina, permits are immediately revoked if a restaurant scores below 70%.
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Ask how the agent acting on your behalf is cryptographically identified as well as how quickly a compromised credential can be revoked without affecting the rest of the system.
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Most of those restrictions were repealed in 1985, but the weekend sale restriction for car dealerships remained in place.
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In 1971, weary of the war in Vietnam, Congress repealed the Tonkin Gulf Resolution.
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If a shrub is causing safety issues, is diseased, or is causing damage to structures, it should be removed.
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The New York Post also confirmed the suspension earlier on Saturday, citing internal police documents that state Scheublin was removed from his position on Tuesday, June 30.
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In 1980, smallpox became the first human disease ever eradicated worldwide.
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The New World screwworm, a parasitic fly eradicated from the United States in the 1960s, has resurfaced in the American Southwest.
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“Canceled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canceled. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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