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as in abandon
carefree freedom from constraint
sang at the top of her lungs with complete abandonment in the shower
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as in desertion
the act of abandoning
the law says abandonment by the owner of any building for more than a year entitles the city to sell it
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as in cancellation
the act of putting an end to something planned or previously agreed to
the park commissioner cited cost considerations as the main reason for the project's abandonment
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Recent Examples of abandonment
The law was intended to reduce the risk of harm or abandonment by parents who may be in crisis.
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Julianna Duennes Russ, Austin American Statesman, 7 Jan. 2026
Gonzales faces 29 counts of child abandonment or endangerment and could be sentenced to a maximum of two years in prison if he’s convicted.
—Jim Vertuno, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
Gonzales has pleaded not guilty to 29 counts of child endangerment or abandonment.
—Shimon Prokupecz, CNN Money, 6 Jan. 2026
Call abandonment rates dropped from 48% to 22%.
—Katy Golvala, Hartford Courant, 6 Jan. 2026
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Julianna Duennes Russ, Austin American Statesman, 7 Jan. 2026
Gonzales faces 29 counts of child abandonment or endangerment and could be sentenced to a maximum of two years in prison if he’s convicted.
—Jim Vertuno, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
Gonzales has pleaded not guilty to 29 counts of child endangerment or abandonment.
—Shimon Prokupecz, CNN Money, 6 Jan. 2026
Call abandonment rates dropped from 48% to 22%.
—Katy Golvala, Hartford Courant, 6 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abandonment
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Green still approaches stopping the other team with the kind of reckless abandon of a man 10 years younger, and is still a smart defender who commands the respect of his peers and coach.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2026
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In Kraus’s live, subjective mode, these were the residue of feverish abandon.—
Rosa Lyster,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
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The relative desertion of the streets shows the strategy has paid off.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Jan. 2026
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The Ukrainian Prosecutor General’s Office has opened nearly 290,000 criminal cases into soldiers’ absence without leave and desertion up to September, according to the Ukrainska Pravda media outlet.—
Clarissa Ward,
CNN Money,
23 Dec. 2025
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The cancellation also comes amid a recall of the Jeep SUVs due to fire risk — the latest in a string of issues for the vehicles.—
Michael Wayland,
CNBC,
9 Jan. 2026
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It was punctuated by multiple flight delays and one shootaround cancellation while the team was en route to an arena.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
9 Jan. 2026
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The Windsor family often shares moments during this time of year that reflect their warmth and naturalness.—
María Munsuri,
Glamour,
25 Dec. 2025
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Frogposting, then, pits the intractably byzantine, soulless and cutthroat nature of the contemporary economy in a simple binary against what the posters envision as the green, healthy, naturalness of the Earth—framed as a joke, the base unit of online commentary.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
3 Dec. 2025
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Barnes’ defection further thins a group of linebackers that is losing three key contributors from 2025 in Trey Moore, Liona Lefau and Anthony Hill Jr.—
David Eckert,
Austin American Statesman,
7 Jan. 2026
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The narrative follows Kim Phúc into adulthood—her education, religious awakening, defection to Canada, and, by taking ownership of the photograph in which she was unwillingly portrayed, her eventual emergence as a humanitarian advocate for child victims of conflict.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Dec. 2025
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Health care and business groups oppose a repeal.—
Jim Saunders,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Jan. 2026
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Another prospect is that not all of the cuts materialize — say, the trash fee repeal doesn’t happen — or the field of tax increases thins out, making those that remain more palatable to voters.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Jan. 2026
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Here are our best tips and ideas on how to make a drop zone that doesn't feel like a dumping ground.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
12 Jan. 2026
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Take Advantage of Floor Space Rather than using the floor of a closet as a dumping ground, add storage bins, a short storage unit with drawers, or a shoe rack.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
8 Jan. 2026
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Hours after the Thursday shooting, protesters reportedly gathered in front of Portland City Hall, calling for the abolition of ICE.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
9 Jan. 2026
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Now recovered, his story is an example of the constant cross-Atlantic transmission of information and ideas that Gibson and Hazareesingh highlight as integral to the far-reaching struggle for abolition.—
Laurent Dubois,
The Atlantic,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Abandonment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abandonment. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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