repealed

verb

past tense of repeal
1
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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2
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to put an end to by formal action in 1933, Congress passed the 21st Amendment which repealed the Prohibition Amendment of 1919, thus making the sale, distribution, and use of alcohol legal once again

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3
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Recent Examples of repealed Prices collapsed after 1986, domestic production was increasingly exempted, and the tax was generating almost nothing by the time it was repealed. — Tibor Besedeš, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2026 Parents in the Lower Merion School District in Pennsylvania drew national attention in June when yelling broke out at a board meeting after the district repealed a policy that had given families a choice to opt out. — Stephanie Cook Broadhurst, Christian Science Monitor, 12 Aug. 2026 Johns Hopkins University introduced a grade covering policy many years ago, but later repealed it. — Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 Thursday’s party-line vote repealed the national broadcast ownership rule, which bars a single company from reaching more than 39% of US TV households over the public airwaves. — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026 Then in February, a state appeals court repealed the ruling, saying the lawsuit was not properly served. — ABC News, 23 July 2026 Florida in 2025 repealed its 2014 law allowing undocumented students to qualify for in-state tuition. — Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 23 July 2026 The Chinese Exclusion Act was not repealed until the Magnuson Act of 1943. — Claire Ke, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 July 2026 The strength of that brand allowed the local beer industry to bounce back fairly quickly after Prohibition was repealed in 1933. — Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 21 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for repealed
  1. canceled
  2. abolished
  3. renounced
  4. abandoned
  5. retracted
  6. scrapped
  7. withdrew
  8. revoked
Verb
  • That trial is scheduled to begin next month, but could be pushed back or canceled altogether depending on what the judge decides.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Abdiel also said he was told his commercial driver’s license would be canceled.
    — Maria Santana, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of canceled
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  • Fortunately, Gorbachev would drop his objections to SDI in time for both men to sign a landmark treaty in 1987 that abolished all intermediate range nuclear arms in Europe and made the entire world safer.
    — Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2026
  • About three-quarters of the world’s nations have abolished the death penalty in law or practice.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of abolished
Verb
  • Their virality comes at a time when the very generation that inspired them has largely renounced the label.
    — Margaux MacColl, Vanity Fair, 11 Aug. 2026
  • China has never renounced the use of force to bring Taiwan under its control.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of renounced
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  • There’s no need to theorize about what happened here because the obvious answer is Bret Easton Ellis signed off on the first two episodes and then abandoned the adaptation.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Back in 2014, a Ukraine defense ministry spokesperson told CNN that the Zaporizhzhia had been taken over and placed under the flag of the Russian naval fleet when its commander abandoned it.
    — Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of abandoned
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  • Sign Up for Our Free Daily Newsletter A controversial 2024 study that some vaccine skeptics used to argue that millions of people likely died as a result of COVID vaccines has been retracted over misinformation and issues with the research.
    — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Rumors swirled about Alito’s retirement plans after NPR published and then retracted an article by reporter Nina Totenberg that Alito would be retiring from his role on the bench at the end of the court’s 2025-26 term.
    — Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of retracted
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  • Raz and Issacharoff scrapped their first scripts for Season 5 following the October 7 attack and reformulated with that shocking event at the center of the story.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Blanche told members of Congress in June that the controversial fund was scrapped, and formally rescinded it earlier this week.
    — Barbara Sprunt, NPR, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of scrapped
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  • But the county withdrew from consideration over zoning issues.
    — David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026
  • At Lucky Unique, none of the 57 eligible workers had received reimbursement after the supplier withdrew an earlier pledge to repay them.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of withdrew
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  • Police also rely on outdated databases from judicial authorities, which means individuals can end up in police custody for expired or revoked arrest warrants.
    — Constance Malleret, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Under the Immigration and Nationality Act, citizenship may be revoked if it was illegally procured or obtained through the concealment of a material fact or willful misrepresentation.
    — Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of revoked

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