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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 cancelation
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
Beneath her white coat and calm demeanor lived a woman weathered by trauma, grief, and emotional abandonment.
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Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
The sister also had saved newspaper clippings from 1989 about their abandonment.
—Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Officers helped rescue the child and called local police to report the abandonment.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2025
While Kyung-sun had somehow already guessed at her roomie’s illicit affair, she is shocked into sympathy upon learning of her abandonment while pregnant.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 22 Sep. 2025
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Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
The sister also had saved newspaper clippings from 1989 about their abandonment.
—Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Officers helped rescue the child and called local police to report the abandonment.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2025
While Kyung-sun had somehow already guessed at her roomie’s illicit affair, she is shocked into sympathy upon learning of her abandonment while pregnant.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 22 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abandonment
Noun
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His nearly 40-year career has earned him Golden Globe Awards, Screen Actors Guild Awards, and numerous other accolades—as well as TV series such as Californication and The X-Files, which are still binge-watched with abandon.—
Air Mail,
Air Mail,
4 Oct. 2025
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Trump has been testing the limits of his power during this second term with abandon.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
18 Sep. 2025
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Putin said Ukraine’s armed forces had a grave lack of manpower and desertions, while Russia had enough soldiers.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
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Mobilization has stalled, with brigades undermanned, and desertion in the ranks is a mounting problem.—
Joshua Yaffa,
New Yorker,
22 Aug. 2025
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Smile Hair Clinic aims to achieve the highest density by maintaining naturalness.—
Wyles Daniel,
jsonline.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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The naturalness bias is deeply ingrained in Kennedy’s MAHA campaign, which aims to improve public health by returning to a more natural lifestyle.—
Yasmin Tayag,
The Atlantic,
11 Aug. 2025
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His defection was followed by that of Jean-Jacques Dessalines, who later led the freedom fighters to victory against the French and declared Haiti’s independence.—
Marlene L. Daut
September 22,
Literary Hub,
22 Sep. 2025
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There would be another high-profile defection from the Tories to Reform.—
Sam Knight,
New Yorker,
21 Sep. 2025
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Some models also feature adaptive noise cancellation to adjust ANC levels and ambient modes to allow specific sounds through, which helps noise control across different environments.—
Jackie Cucco,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Oct. 2025
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Chicago news media pointed out the United Center cancellation came amid an ongoing beef between NBA YoungBoy and local rapper Lil Durk.—
Brian McCollum,
Freep.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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Rick Bailey, a Johnson County commissioner, said Thursday that the agreement with Fort Worth is not a long-term solution to the county’s dog dumping problem.—
Fousia Abdullahi,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 Oct. 2025
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While the 1972 London Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution put an end to the legal dumping of unused explosive munitions in the sea, these relics now provide a rich area of study for marine biologists, offering a real-world look at how animals adapt to habitat disturbances.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
25 Sep. 2025
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Eight months later, the correction officers went on strike, with the repeal of HALT seemingly a priority for many of them.—
Jennifer Gonnerman,
New Yorker,
6 Oct. 2025
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The window for repeal seemed to be closing.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Abandonment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abandonment. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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