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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
Liz, meanwhile, talks about the abandonment issues she’s dealt with since the loss of her mother, blaming that for her tough exterior.
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Tom Smyth, Vulture, 4 May 2026
Anything less would be an abandonment of the guiding principles of May Day and our movement.
—Sonia Lawrence, New York Daily News, 1 May 2026
Trump’s abandonment of Means comes as no surprise.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 30 Apr. 2026
News of the abandonments has prompted outrage on social media, with many calling for the person to be prosecuted when caught.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 29 Apr. 2026
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Tom Smyth, Vulture, 4 May 2026
Anything less would be an abandonment of the guiding principles of May Day and our movement.
—Sonia Lawrence, New York Daily News, 1 May 2026
Trump’s abandonment of Means comes as no surprise.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 30 Apr. 2026
News of the abandonments has prompted outrage on social media, with many calling for the person to be prosecuted when caught.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 29 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abandonment
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Hüller was overwhelmed by the praise at the Palais, her trademark stoicism breaking as the crowd saluted her moments of emotional abandon — including a tearjerker of a long-distance phone call and an explosion of rage at her narcissistic patriarch.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
14 May 2026
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Soto’s Marie pouts and squeals with abandon.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
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The core of the story is the desertion and betrayal of Roseanna McCoy by all concerned.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Apr. 2026
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Furthermore, the Ukrainian army is short-handed, facing around 200,000 troop desertions and draft-dodging by around 2 million people, Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said in January.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
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The noise cancellation curve is then adjusted in real time as conditions change.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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Speculation as to the theater’s fate began swirling almost as soon as Colbert’s cancellation was announced last year around this time.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
22 May 2026
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As a national icon, the Natural Bridge served as a quiet, Emersonian rebuke to Europe’s militaristic triumphal arches, reinforcing the naturalness of American democracy.—
Sebastian Smee,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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That ease and naturalness are paramount to Copeland.—
Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
9 Apr. 2026
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Tuesday’s primary results add emphasis to a GOP defection.—
Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
20 May 2026
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The loss of the UAE is the single biggest defection in OPEC’s history.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
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That’s what makes Councilman Ryan Dorsey’s push to repeal term limits so troubling.—
Jovani Patterson,
Baltimore Sun,
16 May 2026
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Maviglio described the ballot measure as a simple repeal of Proposition 14, and said he was inspired by the governor’s race.—
Dakota Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
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When this happens, passengers are asked to dump their drinks out in a dedicated dumping facility or throw the whole thing away into a trash can.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
17 May 2026
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Then environmental regulation limited whey dumping, and technological developments made processing whey into powder much easier.—
Ellen Cushing,
The Atlantic,
15 May 2026
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In Village People’s gay-empowerment lexicon this means joining a gay community, for true abolition from the slavery of societal/self-loathing cannot be achieved on one’s own.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
11 May 2026
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Today, more than 150 years after the abolition of slavery in the United States, the history and memorialization of both America’s founding and the freedom movement illustrate Philadelphia’s major role in the success of the Underground Railroad.—
Jeremy Mennis,
The Conversation,
1 May 2026
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“Abandonment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abandonment. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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