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
But Democrats are now insisting lawmakers need to go back to the drawing board and renegotiate funding for ICE, with a handful of progressives calling to abolish the agency.
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Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 27 Jan. 2026
The issue of whether to abolish ICE has become a new dividing line between Democratic progressives and moderates.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
At the federal level, some candidates in the Democratic primary for the First Congressional District say that ICE should be abolished.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2026
Jews must be abolished by any means necessary.
—Conor Friedersdorf, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2026
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Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 27 Jan. 2026
The issue of whether to abolish ICE has become a new dividing line between Democratic progressives and moderates.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
At the federal level, some candidates in the Democratic primary for the First Congressional District say that ICE should be abolished.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2026
Jews must be abolished by any means necessary.
—Conor Friedersdorf, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2026
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His amendment would have repealed the $75 billion funding increase that ICE received as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and redirect those funds to Medicaid.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
31 Jan. 2026
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The spending bill, which was passed by the House last week, would repeal that law.—
Mary Clare Jalonick,
Fortune,
31 Jan. 2026
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Foege, a key player in the global effort to eradicate smallpox, was stationed by the CDC in India in the early 1970s, helping that country with the gargantuan challenge of stopping spread of this horrible disease within its borders.—
Helen Branswell,
STAT,
25 Jan. 2026
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At the same time, the nation is seeing an increase in some diseases once considered eradicated here, particularly measles.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Jan. 2026
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After the devastating Eaton and Palisades wildfire turned the annual event into more of a fundraising effort last year — Davis’ party was one of the few Grammy Week events that wasn’t canceled in 2025 — the 2026 edition went back to its more traditionally celebratory feel.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Feb. 2026
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Miami flight cancellations The effects of Winter Storm Gianna has caused 20 flights to be canceled in and out of Miami International Airport.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
1 Feb. 2026
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Therefore, telling the story in graphic form on behalf of Ukrainians themselves, explaining the preconditions for Russia’s attempts to erase Ukraine as a sovereign country and Ukrainians as an ethnic group, became extremely relevant.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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The Clippers erased a second double-digit deficit behind a 14-3 run to open the second quarter and took a 33-31 lead on Leonard’s pull-up jumper.—
Oc Register,
Oc Register,
28 Jan. 2026
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Knox was initially convicted of murder in 2009 and saw her conviction overturned by an Italian court in 2011.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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Plans to build 83 single-family homes at the edge of Guajome Regional Park, south of state Route 76 near Oceanside’s border with Vista, were unanimously overturned Wednesday by the Oceanside City Council.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Jan. 2026
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But when a man from Anne’s past returns from war, a curse begins to take shape through a mysterious knight and threatens to destroy them all.—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
1 Feb. 2026
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Plenty of plants were destroyed in the Eaton and Palisades fires, of course, especially highly flammable shrubs like tall, skinny arborvitae.—
Jeanette Marantos,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Abolish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abolish. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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