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
The American Airlines jet was going at a speed of around 154 mph and was nearly airborne when the controller immediately instructed the plane to abort takeoff.
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Ayesha Ali, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2025
The maneuver came a day after a first attempt at the reboost was aborted after it was noticed a change of fuel tanks did not take place as expected.
—Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 28 Sep. 2025
As more and more eerie changes take place, all pregnant women in the village are forced to abort.
—Jenny S. Li, Variety, 19 Sep. 2025
But the Clinton administration aborted the idea out of fear that an attack could result in retaliation against South Korea and a broader war, and instead sought a diplomatic solution.
—Vipin Narang, Foreign Affairs, 5 Sep. 2025
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Ayesha Ali, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2025
The maneuver came a day after a first attempt at the reboost was aborted after it was noticed a change of fuel tanks did not take place as expected.
—Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 28 Sep. 2025
As more and more eerie changes take place, all pregnant women in the village are forced to abort.
—Jenny S. Li, Variety, 19 Sep. 2025
But the Clinton administration aborted the idea out of fear that an attack could result in retaliation against South Korea and a broader war, and instead sought a diplomatic solution.
—Vipin Narang, Foreign Affairs, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abort
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The Barca and Madrid reactions to the Miami game being cancelled was certainly divergent, and there will be lingering tension in the Bernabeu’s VIP areas on Sunday.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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The principal didn’t immediately realize the alert had been canceled, a spokesperson for Baltimore County Public Schools told WBAL.—
Karina Tsui,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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In 2022, Fox Weather had reported that United Airlines would abandon its request for passengers to open window shades upon landing after quietly beginning to encourage it in 2020.—
Staff Author,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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Weekly Newsletter Hamida’s first such meeting is with a twelve-year-old Hindu girl named Kammo, whose father abandoned her after the death of her mother.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Oct. 2025
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The administration has also detained and revoked the visas of several activists supportive of Palestinian causes.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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Upon taking office later that month, former President Joe Biden moved to narrow the scope of the lease in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, placing a temporary moratorium on oil and gas activity in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and revoked the permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
3 Nov. 2025
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In the final days of the off-year elections, Democrats and Republicans scrapped about plenty.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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That original €600million budget was scrapped in 2021, when Laporta returned to the presidency, with the project barely up and running, never mind close to a finish as intended.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Abort.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abort. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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