abatements

plural of abatement
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Recent Examples of abatements For years, state and local governments have courted data center projects with property tax abatements, sales tax exemptions and other incentives. Daniel Yue, Fortune, 14 July 2026 The total amount being assessed for the 2025 weed and nuisance abatements for five properties is $22,520, which includes one property’s assessment of $12,620, according to a staff report. Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2026 Testing the data center promise For years, state and local governments have courted data center projects with property tax abatements, sales tax exemptions and other incentives. Daniel Yue, The Conversation, 10 July 2026 Anyone who was penalized for not paying their taxes or for filing late tax returns during the disaster declaration period plus 60 days may be eligible for potential refunds or abatements if the judge’s ruling holds. Connor Greene, Time, 8 July 2026 The pact comes as Indiana becomes a popular destination for hyperscale data centers because of its generous tax policies and abatements. Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2026 Amounts will vary widely among taxpayers, but tax refunds or abatements could be substantial in some cases, particularly for businesses and taxpayers with substantial failure-to-pay penalties. Medora Lee, USA Today, 4 June 2026 The complaint alleges the city is unlawfully inflating the assessed value, and taxes, of commercial properties that file abatements. Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 26 May 2026 Water damage and mold meant people trying to bring the building back to life have had to strip out insulation, conduct asbestos abatements and shut off unsafe parts of the chapel. Dominick Williams, Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abatements
Noun
  • Citing its investigation, the watchdog said 48 percent of the promotions were actually price increases, 40 percent were not real price deductions, and seven percent had a lower discount than advertised.
    Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • On the flip side, doing the wrong thing meant point deductions.
    Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Eligibility crisis Defense officials have long warned that America's obesity epidemic is a national security problem, shrinking the pool of young people eligible to serve -- which has translated to reductions in recruitment.
    Steven Beynon, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • For all the attention paid to billion-dollar budget reductions and management reforms, Bartos insists those victories represent only the beginning of the project.
    Bethany Mandel, The Washington Examiner, 16 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • In agreeing to hear the pair of cases, the justices did not disturb the lower court rulings that blocked the repeals for now.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
  • The trash and parking fee repeals might be uniquely attractive to a broad swath of San Diegans in a way that may not translate to competitive bidding changes or even pension reform.
    Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Another critical commenter, Deymond Lashley, said that the scope was too broad, perhaps threatening discounts that customers depend on.
    Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Retailers will probably rely on a mix of discounts, new merchandise and higher-end brands to keep customers coming.
    Juveria Tabassum, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • More than half of states saw decreases in coverage for MMR, DTaP, polio vaccine, and varicella/chickenpox vaccine.
    Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Despite recent week-over-week decreases, gas prices across California remain high for the last weeks of summer.
    Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 16 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • There was a closet full of phones people had thrown at the wall and dents in the drywall nobody ever explained.
    Jeff Rabhan, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Bruce’s densified dogwood flooring uses a natural hardening process with heat and pressure to improve resistance to dents and everyday wear.
    Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • This kit comes with an aroma sample and a felt diffuser—add a few drops of the Bergamot Tea Blossom scent to further enhance your bathing experience.
    Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Resistance work signals the body to hold onto muscle even as fat drops.
    Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 17 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Neither tool eliminates sequence-of-returns risk, but both can reduce the pressure to turn temporary market declines into permanent mistakes.
    Steve Booren, Denver Post, 16 Aug. 2026
  • In the backdrop of building out streaming, Disney and its media peers have also been contending with the loss of pay-TV bundle customers, which has led to considerable declines in distribution and advertising revenues.
    Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026

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“Abatements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abatements. Accessed 22 Aug. 2026.

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