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  • past tense form of ax.
  • past participle of ax.
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axed

[akst] / ækst /


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Aircraft tracking website FlightRadar24 said 177 flights scheduled for Wednesday had already been axed, following 1,300 cancellations to and from UK airports a day before.

From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026

Rieck says Rheinmetall is likely shifting the capex it axed into 2027 and he raises his capex forecasts for the company.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

A stage at Reading Festival which previously hosted up-and-coming musicians including Ed Sheeran and Florence + the Machine has been axed.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026

Rachel Reeves was axed as finance minister, replaced by John Healey, while David Lammy left his role as deputy prime minister, as Burnham promoted his own allies and reshuffled the existing pack.

From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026

Pap had said something ’bout cat-hauling and I interrupted and axed what that was.

From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis




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