variants
or cancellers
as in offsets
a force or influence that makes an opposing force ineffective or less effective
bright decorative accents proved to be a canceler of the apartment's monotone color scheme
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Recent Examples of cancelers
As for frequent last-minute cancelers?
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Judith Martin, Mercury News, 27 Sep. 2025
Judith Martin, Mercury News, 27 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cancelers
Noun
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To keep your plant happy and healthy, here’s the right way to water a spider plant to keep little offsets coming.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
3 Feb. 2026
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The social cost of carbon is considered a more accurate accounting of harm from climate change than other calculations used as the basis of carbon credits or carbon offsets to travelers, according to Scripps.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
15 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Accessible by stairs or elevator, the expansive kitchen on the garden level is decked out with double islands featuring White Danby marble counters.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
13 Feb. 2026
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Wipe down any small appliances (don’t forget underneath), bottles or storage containers, or decorations on your counters to remove dust or grease buildup every week.—
Lauren Wicks,
Southern Living,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Discover brought with it billions worth of credit card balances, which would be equally as impacted by an interest rate limit.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
13 Feb. 2026
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Gregg Phillips, an associate administrator at FEMA, said at a hearing this week that its disaster relief fund has sufficient balances to continue emergency response activities during a shutdown, but would become seriously strained in the event of a catastrophic disaster.—
Mary Clare Jalonick,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Feb. 2026
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Some of these values—such as a disciplined commitment to physical fitness—are good and, in my opinion, necessary correctives to the enervating distractions of 21st-century living.—
Dan Brooks,
The Atlantic,
2 Oct. 2025
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These are not radical demands, but overdue correctives necessary for restoring public trust in higher education.—
Ilya Shapiro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Cancelers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cancelers. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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