as in to cancel
to put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to)
had to abort the mission to Mars when they lost contact with the satellite
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Recent Examples of abort
Smokejumpers successfully jumped the Log Fire last night, after a morning attempt was aborted due to high winds.
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Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Figgis also has access to footage of Coppola’s earlier, aborted attempts to make Megalopolis.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2025
SpaceX’s Starship's second shot at a 10th test flight Monday was aborted after weather conditions forced the company to halt liftoff from its South Texas site.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2025
In January, a Delta jet bound for Minneapolis was forced to abort takeoff at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson airport after an engine problem, leading roughly 200 passengers to evacuate via emergency slides.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
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Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Figgis also has access to footage of Coppola’s earlier, aborted attempts to make Megalopolis.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2025
SpaceX’s Starship's second shot at a 10th test flight Monday was aborted after weather conditions forced the company to halt liftoff from its South Texas site.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2025
In January, a Delta jet bound for Minneapolis was forced to abort takeoff at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson airport after an engine problem, leading roughly 200 passengers to evacuate via emergency slides.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abort
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He's witnessed countless episodes of passengers wearing noise-canceling headphones and earbuds walking through airport terminals, oblivious to their surroundings and putting themselves and others in danger.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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That proposal was canceled after bipartisan opposition in the Senate.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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These factors should never be a cause to abandon principles, but this is exactly what is occurring.—
Kimberly Ross,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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This would come as Carr also plans on abandoning an effort to raise the agency's benchmark for high-speed internet from 100Mbps to 1Gbps.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
11 Sep. 2025
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During an interview with Fox News on Monday, Rubio said that the State Department will not grant visas to those celebrating Kirk’s death, and will revoke visas from those doing so.—
Max Rego,
The Hill,
16 Sep. 2025
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said the United States has begun revoking the visas of individuals found celebrating the killing of the conservative activist Charlie Kirk.—
Alia Shoaib
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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Costs ballooned from £33 billion to over £100 billion, and the northern section was scrapped entirely.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Sep. 2025
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The club could have George Valera, Chase DeLauter, Nolan Jones, Noel and Angel Martínez scrapping for opportunities in the spring.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Abort.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abort. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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