Cancel and Stop

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Cancel verb - To put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to).

Usage example: please call to cancel your appointment with the dentist if you can't make it

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Stop is a synonym for cancel in abolish topic. In some cases you can use "Stop" instead a verb "Cancel", when it comes to topics like miscarry.

Stop verb - To bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end.

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Cancel is a synonym for stop in abolish topic. Sometimes you can use "Cancel" instead a verb "Stop", if it concerns topics such as miscarry.

Nearby Words: stopped, stopper, stopping, stopover

attack	cancel attack	stop attack
series	cancel series	stop series
show	cancel show	stop show
time	cancel time	stop time
Other words: game, fight, invasion, war, plans, wedding, attacks, bullets, wars.

Due to a glitch, it won't cancel when player makes a mistake or runs out of time (the only way to cancel is to stop drawing seal), yet making the seal unfinishable upon either happening.

Source: Scrappy Mechanic / Action
This forced Ava to cancel the debts of, and grant full membership into the U.N.A., to the remaining colonies in other to stop them from joining the revolt.

Source: Tabletop Game / AT-43
This is parodied in Spaceballs when, after the Big Red Button is pushed activating the self-destruct, the computer says in the last few seconds that they can stop it by pressing a button to cancel.

Source: Failsafe Failure

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