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
The Iranian parliament has just approved a law that abolishes prison sentences for those who had to leave Iran illegally.
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Zac Ntim, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2025
Slavery was abolished in the British Empire in the 1830s, and when the powerful, formerly slave-owning Codrington family stepped back from the island a few decades later, the culture left behind remained collectivist.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 10 Aug. 2025
The distinction between a government with limited and unlimited powers is abolished, if those limits do not confine the persons on whom they are imposed, and if acts prohibited and acts allowed are of equal obligation.
—Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 29 July 2025
The Catholic Church opposes the death penalty and seeks to abolish it worldwide.
—Idaho Statesman, 22 July 2025
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Zac Ntim, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2025
Slavery was abolished in the British Empire in the 1830s, and when the powerful, formerly slave-owning Codrington family stepped back from the island a few decades later, the culture left behind remained collectivist.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 10 Aug. 2025
The distinction between a government with limited and unlimited powers is abolished, if those limits do not confine the persons on whom they are imposed, and if acts prohibited and acts allowed are of equal obligation.
—Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 29 July 2025
The Catholic Church opposes the death penalty and seeks to abolish it worldwide.
—Idaho Statesman, 22 July 2025
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His lawsuit claims that if fully developed, the area could require as many as 450 parking spaces under the parking minimum requirements the city repealed in 2021 Management for JB Vang couldn’t immediately be reached for comment on Wednesday.—
Alex Derosier,
Twin Cities,
13 Aug. 2025
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The measures would repeal sections of Massachusetts’ cannabis legalization law, which was approved by nearly 54% of voters in 2016, that authorize recreational cannabis retailers.—
A.J. Herrington,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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The Department of Justice will continue bringing litigation against sanctuary jurisdictions and work closely with the Department of Homeland Security to eradicate these harmful policies around the country.—
Peter Aitken
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Aug. 2025
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Its nuclear infrastructure is wrecked but by no means wholly eradicated.—
Suzanne Maloney,
Foreign Affairs,
6 Aug. 2025
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Start your free trial and get access to 5 all-new premium newsletters—cancel anytime.—
Andrea J. Arratibel,
Wired News,
12 Aug. 2025
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All appointments at Driver Licensing Regional Offices are canceled for Aug. 11 as officials work to address a statewide tech issue, Kentucky Transporation Cabinet officials announced.—
Killian Baarlaer,
Louisville Courier Journal,
11 Aug. 2025
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The move to erase the sometimes ugly truth about this country’s history?—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
19 Aug. 2025
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This practice of reframing doesn’t erase the problem, sure.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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Knox and Sollecito’s murder convictions were overturned again by Italy’s highest court of appeals, bringing her legal saga to an end.—
Giana Levy,
Variety,
21 Aug. 2025
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The Supreme Court on Thursday overturned by a 5-4 decision a lower court order, deciding at least temporarily that the National Institutes of Health does not need to continue paying out approximately $783 million in research grants to projects that the NIH has since stopped funding.—
Nina Totenberg,
NPR,
21 Aug. 2025
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Protective sand dunes could be inundated and destroyed, which could lead to severe flooding inland, National Park Service officials at Cape Hatteras National Seashore warned Monday.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
19 Aug. 2025
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Large dangerous waves will likely inundate and destroy protective dune structures.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Aug. 2025
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“Abolish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abolish. Accessed 25 Aug. 2025.
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