1
as in to repeal
to put an end to by formal action
the U.S. abolished slavery by constitutional amendment on December 6, 1865
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as in to eradicate
to destroy all traces of
if only there were a way that we could abolish hatred and intolerance
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Recent Examples of abolish
Rogers noted that the book argues that a central cause of the war was Anglo settlers’ determination to keep slaves in bondage after Mexico largely abolished it.
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Preston Fore, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
In 1853, Farwell signed a law that abolished the death penalty in Wisconsin and replaced it with a penalty of life imprisonment, making Wisconsin the first sate to permanently abolish capital punishment for all crimes.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Americans rebelled against a king, then applied that same thinking to abolish slavery, then dismantle segregation.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Johnston’s proposal originally abolished the city’s parking magistrates, eliminating any non-court options for residents who want to appeal their ticket.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 21 Oct. 2025
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Preston Fore, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
In 1853, Farwell signed a law that abolished the death penalty in Wisconsin and replaced it with a penalty of life imprisonment, making Wisconsin the first sate to permanently abolish capital punishment for all crimes.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Americans rebelled against a king, then applied that same thinking to abolish slavery, then dismantle segregation.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Johnston’s proposal originally abolished the city’s parking magistrates, eliminating any non-court options for residents who want to appeal their ticket.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 21 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abolish
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Vermont repealed philosophical exemptions but retained religious exemptions in 2015.—
Anthony Bald,
The Conversation,
3 Nov. 2025
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Seeking justice, centuries later Though the frenzy surrounding witchcraft in England faded in the decades following the Maidstone trial, and all laws criminalizing witchcraft have long since been repealed, the convictions of those women – and hundreds like them – still stand.—
James Frater,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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According to Jaworowski, the technology just doesn’t exist yet to eradicate the need for power generation that can supply energy 24 hours a day.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
4 Nov. 2025
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But those remakes are about hive-mind monsters infecting and possessing humans, who valiantly resist but fail to eradicate the threat.—
Matt Zoller Seitz,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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The Barca and Madrid reactions to the Miami game being cancelled was certainly divergent, and there will be lingering tension in the Bernabeu’s VIP areas on Sunday.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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The principal didn’t immediately realize the alert had been canceled, a spokesperson for Baltimore County Public Schools told WBAL.—
Karina Tsui,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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The drop in SoftBank shares has erased nearly $50 billion in market cap over two days.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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These services do all the work for you by actively monitoring and systematically erasing your personal information from hundreds of websites.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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Writing for the 4-3 majority of the court, Justice Shawn Womack overturned a decision by 16th Judicial Circuit Judge Holly Meyer requiring the Cleburne County Clerk to count the signatures on the petition and certify the measure, which had initially been pushed for the 2024 election.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Nov. 2025
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Helm topples trees, uproots crops, overturns feed stacks, steals loose blankets.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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Just under two million Palestinians—virtually the entire population of Gaza—have been displaced since October 2023, many repeatedly, and Israeli forces have damaged or destroyed more than 90 percent of homes in the Strip.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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Teddy is a conspiracy theorist who believes Michelle is an alien hellbent on destroying Earth.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Abolish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abolish. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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