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as in canceled
to put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to)
the company called the furniture store to repeal the order for six new desks
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as in abolished
to put an end to by formal action
in 1933, Congress passed the 21st Amendment which repealed the Prohibition Amendment of 1919, thus making the sale, distribution, and use of alcohol legal once again
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as in renounced
to solemnly or formally reject or go back on (as something formerly adhered to)
if I find that you have been lying about this, I'll instantly repeal every promise I made to you
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Recent Examples of repealed
Carrera can now only afford to take only one or two classes a semester after his in-state tuition was repealed.
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Natalia Jaramillo,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 June 2026
The extension is expected to generate approximately $925,000 annually and will continue unless repealed by voters.
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Nicole Buss,
Sacbee.com,
12 June 2026
These quotas stayed in place for four decades — until they were repealed just over 60 years ago, which is when the White House page claims the story of the aliens begins.
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M. Gessen,
Mercury News,
11 June 2026
The provision was repealed in 1950, when the payroll tax rate finally rose.
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Teresa Ghilarducci,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
The City Council repealed its previous ban on May 21.
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Dylan Lysen,
Kansas City Star,
11 June 2026
Alabama repealed the practice in 2017 for all future cases.
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Nina Giraldo,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
After yearlong protests from farmers across the country, Modi repealed the controversial laws in November 2021.
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Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
Massachusetts has implemented rent control three separate times, with the latest rent control law being repealed by voters in a 1994 ballot initiative.
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Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
4 June 2026
Natalia Jaramillo,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 June 2026
The extension is expected to generate approximately $925,000 annually and will continue unless repealed by voters.
—
Nicole Buss,
Sacbee.com,
12 June 2026
These quotas stayed in place for four decades — until they were repealed just over 60 years ago, which is when the White House page claims the story of the aliens begins.
—
M. Gessen,
Mercury News,
11 June 2026
The provision was repealed in 1950, when the payroll tax rate finally rose.
—
Teresa Ghilarducci,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
The City Council repealed its previous ban on May 21.
—
Dylan Lysen,
Kansas City Star,
11 June 2026
Alabama repealed the practice in 2017 for all future cases.
—
Nina Giraldo,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
After yearlong protests from farmers across the country, Modi repealed the controversial laws in November 2021.
—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
Massachusetts has implemented rent control three separate times, with the latest rent control law being repealed by voters in a 1994 ballot initiative.
—
Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
4 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for repealed
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The Mason Motocross races on Sunday were canceled after the crash, WOWK reported.
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He was eventually brought by an airport assistant to the gate for the flight to Sarasota, but that service was delayed and eventually canceled due to weather.
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In 1865, more than eight decades after Elizabeth Freeman defeated slavery in Massachusetts, the practice was finally abolished throughout the United States, though only after a civil war that cleaved the young nation and cost more than 600,000 lives.
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Every fifty years, all debt was abolished.
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What follows are dozens of examples of how those whose names are familiar (or aren’t) and legendary (or infamous) for their actions while representing the state have been embraced (or renounced) by the rest of the country and beyond.
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She’s since voted to block military aid to Israel and renounced the group.
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The values imparted to me throughout my public school education — equal opportunity, impartial justice, respect for expertise, basic honesty — have been abandoned by a new breed of politician that has turned governance itself into a blood sport.
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After the building was abandoned, Carlson said saw an opportunity to revamp the space.
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As soon as the error was realized, the story was retracted and removed from NPR’s website and an on-air correction was broadcast.
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The journal typically adds a large RETRACTED notice across digital papers that have been retracted, leaving them available for download.
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On the sixth day of France’s heat wave, when temperatures reached record highs, shoppers scrapped over box fans, and Americans and Europeans beefed on X, a neighbor in our apartment building near Paris finally broke down and texted me.
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Alas, Vanilla Ice played for no one Friday after weather scrapped his Freedom 250 concert just two hours before his performance.
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Last month, multiple musicians withdrew from the fair's kickoff because of concerns about its political affiliation, prompting Freedom 250 to rebrand it as a rally.
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As for Djokovic, the seven-time Wimbledon champ who withdrew from a pre-tournament exhibition without explanation, his draw looks like this.
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When employees change roles or leave, access is revoked promptly and consistently.
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Last year, the festival revoked the Creative Data Lions Grand Prix winner, Efficient Way to Pay, after it was revealed that the campaign used AI to manipulate the ad’s case study video.
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