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Cancel Meaning Opposite Effect Happened Taking Things Back

Word Cancel out
Description Meaning: Have an opposite effect on something that has happened, taking things back to the beginning

Example: The airport taxes CANCELLED OUT the savings we had made on the flight tickets.

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