canceled

verb

variants or cancelled
past tense of cancel
1
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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2
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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3
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to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it canceled the check and wrote a new one

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4
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 Amtrak canceled some trains in the Northeast due to excessive heat that could affect the tracks. — Steven Sloan, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026 The Mason Motocross races on Sunday were canceled after the crash, WOWK reported. — Michael Guise, CBS News, 23 June 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 Parades, concerts and fireworks shows were canceled or delayed in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and Delaware for July 3 and 4. — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 4 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for canceled
  1. scrapped
  2. abolished
  3. deleted
  4. erased
  5. revoked
  6. repealed
  7. removed
  8. eradicated
Verb
  • But before his performance was scrapped, Hagar gave fans a preview on social media.
    — Melina Khan, USA Today, 6 July 2026
  • But Nixon scrapped those plans in place of federal funding for grassroots programming, Rymsza-Pawlowska said, which grew into forms of civic engagement still popular today.
    — James Pollard, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
Definition of scrapped
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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.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026
  • The other reconstruction amendments abolished slavery and expanded voting rights.
    — Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 2 July 2026
Definition of abolished
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  • In an extremely enthusiastic and well-meaning X post (that has since been, obviously, deleted), Aron shared his recollections on pretty much everything.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 6 July 2026
  • In a lengthy post on X that has since been deleted, AMC CEO Adam Aron described the inside as flamingo pink from the couches to the curtains, but also like an intimate garden party with lush, idyllic, green scenery and five-foot trees.
    — Bryan West, USA Today, 4 July 2026
Definition of deleted
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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.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 July 2026
  • In order to safely accomplish the stunt, Cruise was attached via a wire that was later erased in post production.
    — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
Definition of erased
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  • In North Carolina, permits are immediately revoked if a restaurant scores below 70%.
    — Eva Flowe July 3, Charlotte Observer, 3 July 2026
  • 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.
    — Teodor Calin, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of revoked
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  • Most of those restrictions were repealed in 1985, but the weekend sale restriction for car dealerships remained in place.
    — Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 July 2026
  • In 1971, weary of the war in Vietnam, Congress repealed the Tonkin Gulf Resolution.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 July 2026
Definition of repealed
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  • If a shrub is causing safety issues, is diseased, or is causing damage to structures, it should be removed.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 5 July 2026
  • 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.
    — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 5 July 2026
Definition of removed
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  • In 1980, smallpox became the first human disease ever eradicated worldwide.
    — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
  • The New World screwworm, a parasitic fly eradicated from the United States in the 1960s, has resurfaced in the American Southwest.
    — Eva Flowe July 2, Charlotte Observer, 2 July 2026
Definition of eradicated

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