abatements

plural of abatement
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Recent Examples of abatements When xAI inquired about the site, and didn’t ask for property tax abatements, many politicians and local agencies were elated. Andrew R. Chow, Time, 13 Aug. 2025 Exemptions are better than abatements—Exemptions for a set period with specific set asides seem to create the most predictability for the developer. Roger Valdez, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abatements
Noun
  • Workers typically pay for their health insurance premiums through paycheck deductions.
    Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • These are some of the options American expats have, including deductions, credits, and exclusions.
    Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Customers can anticipate reductions of between 5% and 40% on items that are shopped for most, from Italian bread to chicken broth – national and company brands, the Herald reported late last month.
    Joe Dwinell, Boston Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
  • More good consumer news comes in the EIA’s projection that further reductions in energy prices remain ahead in the months to come.
    David Blackmon, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Traditional approaches focus on financial engineering such as negotiating discounts for long-term commitments, or on observability tools that track who is running what.
    Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Fans of the store love its membership discounts, organic and health-conscious ingredients and goods, and prepared foods like sandwiches, burritos and pizza.
    Rose Evans September 12, Idaho Statesman, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • By getting parents involved, Desert Star has seen decreases in chronic absenteeism and fewer suspensions, Vaughn said.
    Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • The president's announcement came just days after Memphis police reported decreases across every major crime category in the first eight months of 2025 compared to the same period in previous years.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Property tax repeals or reforms are being considered in multiple states across the country, following the consistent rise of property taxes over the past five years.
    Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Aug. 2025
  • The deal, the evictions, the rent-regulation repeals.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Fill in any deeper scratches or dents with a wax wood repair kit to match.
    Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Speculation has also risen over whether the couple posed for the pictures after their record-breaking appearance together on Kelce's own podcast, New Heights, due to the dents in Swift's hear resembling the kind that headphones can create.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Kering has been dragged down by steep declines at its star brand and a bulging debt load, forcing the group to shutter stores, offload real estate and reduce headcount after a dismal start to the year that saw group net profit plummet 46 percent in the first half.
    Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2025
  • But there are some optimistic signs—traffic dips and sales declines are slowing, per Restaurant Dive, and Starbucks’s China business is also improving.
    Molly Liebergall, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • According to Champo, apply three to four drops onto the fingertips and massage where needed.
    Kiana Murden, Vogue, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Still, big gains can be followed by sharp reversals—so how has FFIV behaved after prior drops?
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025

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“Abatements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abatements. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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