Cancel and Strike

Cancel

Cancel verb - To show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it.

Usage example: canceled the check and wrote a new one

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Strike and cancel are semantically related in continue topic. In some cases you can use "Strike" instead a verb "Cancel".

Strike verb - Remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line.

Usage example: Please strike this remark from the record

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Cancel and strike are semantically related in continue topic. Sometimes you can use "Cancel" instead a verb "Strike".

Nearby Words: striking, striker, strikeout, striked, striken

Try to cancel Terrance and Phillip by going on strike with all of the other parents.

Source: Establishing Character Moment / Western Animation
In the first game and Going Commando, you can't cancel a long jump or high jump by doing a Hyper-Strike.

Source: Franchise / Ratchet & Clank
When he got too many interruptions, he caused the show to cancel and the producers had to strike the set.The Amazing Mumford Jerry Nelson (1971-2003,2005,2012)A Large Lavender Live Hands Anything Muppet bumbling Stage Magician whose magic never works quite right.

Source: Characters / Sesame Street

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