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also cancelation
1
as in abandonment
the act of putting an end to something planned or previously agreed to
bad weather forced the cancellation of hundreds of flights
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2
as in abolition
the doing away with something by formal action
a blanket cancellation of all military leave for the duration of the crisis
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Recent Examples of cancellation
Among more than 1,600 grant cancellations announced by the US Department of Health and Human Service since January 20, roughly 300 have been related to vaccines, making the area one of the largest focal points for funding cuts by the agency.
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Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2025
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Green and several others who worked on the movie lamented the initial cancellation on social media.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 31 Mar. 2025
The order instructs the cancellation of all government contracts with WilmerHale and the suspension of security clearance for any of its staff, who are also banned from entering federal buildings or communicating with government employees.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
Within days, a DOGE staff member had reassured Mr. Cole that the three buildings had been removed from the lease cancellation list.
—Maya C. Miller, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2025
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Green and several others who worked on the movie lamented the initial cancellation on social media.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 31 Mar. 2025
The order instructs the cancellation of all government contracts with WilmerHale and the suspension of security clearance for any of its staff, who are also banned from entering federal buildings or communicating with government employees.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
Within days, a DOGE staff member had reassured Mr. Cole that the three buildings had been removed from the lease cancellation list.
—Maya C. Miller, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cancellation
Noun
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Volunteers advocate for children who have been removed from their home from either abuse, abandonment or neglect.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 Apr. 2025
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Over the past week, the attorneys laid out their case that childhood abuse by his father and an uncle left Ramos battered and traumatized, while his mother’s departure for Singapore to find work resulted in powerful feelings of abandonment.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacramento Bee,
25 Mar. 2025
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Lewis was working within the Neoclassical mode, recycling the stylings of ancient Greece for a new era concerned with enforcing the abolition of slavery.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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But people don't know that Quakers were really instrumental in abolition.—
H. Alan Scott,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Mar. 2025
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The revocation of funding has left universities walking on eggshells, desperate to keep much-need funding.—
Samantha Waldenberg,
CNN Money,
9 Apr. 2025
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The State Department did not respond to Axios' request about when the wave of revocations began.—
Avery Lotz,
Axios,
9 Apr. 2025
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The Mouse House’s commitment is critical to budgets, storylines, and casting, meaning its withdrawal could mean major changes to the show.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
1 Apr. 2025
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The White House did not immediately respond to Axios' request for comment regarding either the Alabama ruling of the Title X funding withdrawal.—
Ivana Saric,
Axios,
1 Apr. 2025
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In two lawsuits filed last month, more than 30 religious groups argue that Trump's rescission of the sensitive-places policy violates their religious-liberty rights by interfering with their worship and with their ability to welcome and serve immigrants of all stripes.—
Kevin Sabet,
Newsweek,
24 Mar. 2025
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Hartford Courant Like other cuts, the latest rescissions will be challenged in the federal courts, Blumenthal predicted.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
18 Mar. 2025
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The suspension also does not extend to industry-specific tariffs that Trump imposed on steel, aluminum and auto imports.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2025
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During the three-month suspension, the charity plans to carry out an assessment about whether its teams will be able to return to work.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2025
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Trump’s terminations have left the commission with just two members, one Democrat and one Republican, falling short of the three-member quorum required for the EEOC to take certain actions.—
Zach Schonfeld,
The Hill,
9 Apr. 2025
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Since the program's launch, the administration's focus on campus speech and policy has only ballooned, placing schools' federal funds and contracts at risk of termination and university administration and students in the center of high-stakes political crosshairs.—
Avery Lotz,
Axios,
9 Apr. 2025
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Voluntarily initiating a recall, even without a press release, shows that food safety efforts are at work.—
Stephanie Gravalese,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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The American food company issued a voluntary recall last month for about 1,300 bags of Tostitos Cantina Traditional Yellow Corn Tortilla Chips that may contain undeclared milk.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Cancellation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cancellation. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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