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cancellation

[kan-suh-ley-shuhn] / ˌkæn səˈleɪ ʃən /
NOUN
calling off; erasure
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abandonment abolition annulment dissolution elimination repeal retirement reversal revocation
STRONG
abrogation deletion dissolving invalidation nullification recall repudiation retraction undoing
WEAK
abandoning abolishing canceling invalidating overruling quashing recalling retracting reversing revoking withdrawing
Antonyms
STRONGEST
enactment validation
STRONG
confirmation
WEAK
allowance approval arrangement establishment permission

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The U.K. telecoms group will pay 4.3 billion pounds for the stake via a share cancellation, the companies said Tuesday.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Country music legend Dolly Party on Monday announced the cancellation of a series of Las Vegas concerts, citing ongoing health concerns.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

“People who were already struggling to stay housed are now one policy cancellation away from financial collapse. This is not an abstract environmental issue. It is happening to families right now.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Red Bull are introducing a major upgrade to their car for Miami, when the season restarts after a break enforced by the cancellation of the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grands Prix.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

The pain itself was so much a matter of course that it had vanished out of the picture, as if by a process of cancellation.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

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