Cancel
Cancel verb - To put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to).
Note
Note verb - To make a statement of one's opinion.
Common collocations
| appearance | cancel appearance | note appearance |
| time | cancel time | note time |
Both words in one sentence
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In The Dresden Files, Injun Joe does this as a weapon against a shapeshifter, since running water will cancel out magic.note As a side note, magic in the series is fuelled partially by belief — if you believe that dancing brings rain... it most likely will.
Source: Rain Dance -
In the "Newt York, Newt York" episode of Ned's Newt, Ned is excited to go to New York City for the weekend because an xylophone note is on sale there, but his parents cancel it after hearing the urban legend that alligators live in the sewers.
Source: Sewer Gator -
Also featured in Chrononauts, where the "Memo From Your Future Self" card can be used to cancel any other card as it's played (the note apparently says whatever that player was about to do was a bad idea).
Source: Note to Self
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Note and Cancel. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cancel/note
Cancel & Note. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cancel/note>.
Note or Cancel. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cancel/note.
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