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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fully developed, the area could require as many as 450 parking spaces under the parking minimum requirements the city repealed in 2021 Management for JB Vang couldn’t immediately be reached for comment on Wednesday.—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 bills, the lawmakers said, would repeal the section in the Home Rule Act that allows the President to federalize the city’s police force.—
Chantelle Lee,
Time,
11 Aug. 2025
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The species was largely eradicated in Connecticut because of habitat loss and over-trapping by the 1900’s.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
5 Aug. 2025
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Measles, once largely eradicated in the United States, has resurged in unvaccinated communities, with outbreaks reported in states surrounding Wisconsin.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
30 July 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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Their 31-year-old son Spencer Hatcher, an up-and-coming country crooner, canceled several upcoming shows as his family deals with his mother's death.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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On Wednesday, following the reverse split, shares surged and more than erased their prior day losses.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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However, the Rangers erased the Yankees’ three-run lead in the bottom of the second, as former pinstriped prospects Josh Smith and Ezequiel Duran — traded for Joey Gallo in 2021 — had RBI knocks off Max Fried, with the latter tying the game.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
5 Aug. 2025
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To change that, Congress would need to overturn home rule.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
6 Aug. 2025
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Tables were overturned, wine bottles were shattered and decorations were destroyed.—
Erin Clack,
People.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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But when our home was destroyed, our studio lost, and the war displaced us to Khanyounis’s tent camps, cooking became less about flavor and more about survival.—
Hamada Shaqoura,
Time,
7 Aug. 2025
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There were 25 diesel buses that were destroyed per the grant regulations, Young said.—
Harley Walls,
Arkansas Online,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Abolish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abolish. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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