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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
The wind of sorrows is so violent today and sweeps up the weakest — the hostages of October 7 and all the hostages — the prisoners, the drowned, who endure terror and die in a terrible feeling of abandonment and indifference.
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Rachel Handler, Vulture, 13 May 2025
Borelli brought Andre to a Fulton County Animal Services shelter, where she and the dog were greeted by shelter volunteer Laura Hsiao, who had seen the initial January Facebook post about Andre's abandonment and followed his story.
—Michelle Boudin, People.com, 7 May 2025
Playing a robot with abandonment issues, Shen laid out her heart at the Belasco Theatre.
—Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 1 May 2025
The children’s parents — identified as a 53-year-old German man and his 48-year-old American wife, who also owned a German passport — were arrested and charged with domestic violence with habitual psychological abuse and child abandonment, according to police, per ABC.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 1 May 2025
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Rachel Handler, Vulture, 13 May 2025
Borelli brought Andre to a Fulton County Animal Services shelter, where she and the dog were greeted by shelter volunteer Laura Hsiao, who had seen the initial January Facebook post about Andre's abandonment and followed his story.
—Michelle Boudin, People.com, 7 May 2025
Playing a robot with abandonment issues, Shen laid out her heart at the Belasco Theatre.
—Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 1 May 2025
The children’s parents — identified as a 53-year-old German man and his 48-year-old American wife, who also owned a German passport — were arrested and charged with domestic violence with habitual psychological abuse and child abandonment, according to police, per ABC.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abandonment
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This series has a real old-school vibe, with the reckless abandon of two long-suffering franchises.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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And there’s this kind of depth of realization and this total abandon of any feeling for him.—
Carly Thomas,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Lucia accuses Maggie of desertion at one point in this week’s episode despite Maggie not actually trying to desert.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
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Last February, a Russian anti-war project named Get Lost, which was created to help Russia's men evade or escape conscription in Ukraine, said cases of desertion from the military had increased tenfold that year.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Apr. 2025
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Pride parades hit by defections San Francisco Pride, one of the world’s largest LGBTQ+ parades, lost sponsorships from Comcast and alcoholic beverage companies Anheuser-Busch and Diageo. PepsiCo, Nissan and Citi are not returning to sponsor NYC Pride this year.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
7 May 2025
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In fact, Donald became Europe's captain after Henrik Stenson was removed from his role by the European Tour following his defection to LIV.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
2 May 2025
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For Wolf Entertainment and Universal TV, reducing a premium that was not big to begin with was not economically feasible, so the status of On Call at Amazon went from a pending two-season renewal to cancellation within the span of weeks.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
9 May 2025
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Maersk estimated Thursday that China-to-U.S. trade volumes had dropped in the range of 30 percent to 40 percent throughout April, following suit from a parallel 30-percent cancellation rated reported by Hapag-Lloyd.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
9 May 2025
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Antelope Valley residents say they are fed up with rampant dumping and inaction by officials.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2025
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Although the law has never been tested in court, it has been credited with preventing further waste dumping.—
India Nye Wenner,
Rolling Stone,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Abandonment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abandonment. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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