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Examples
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Countermand the boats, dear; I will send word to stop them.
Mary Anerley Richard Doddridge 2004
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"Countermand the order for the limousine," he said to the butler, "and order the small car for Mr. Graham and myself."
Dangerous Days Mary Roberts Rinehart 1917
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Countermand the boats, dear; I will send word to stop them.
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Countermand the order for cake, send a wire putting off the wedding, dismiss the bridesmaids, tell the organist he can stop practising "The Voice that Breathed O'er
Uneasy Money 1928
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The thought came to me to break out bluntly and say to him: "Countermand the cake!
Lady Baltimore Owen Wister 1899
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Countermand that order with the agency, Pitcher, and don't bring any more of 'em in here. "
The Four Million O. Henry 1886
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