1
as in repealed
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 eradicated
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 abolished
The Chinese leader, who assumed the presidency in 2013, abolished term limits in 2018.
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Evelyn Cheng,anniek Bao, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
In 2018, China’s legislature abolished presidential term limits in a ceremonial vote, effectively allowing Xi to rule for life.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
Over time, more and more states have abolished corporal punishment—only two states had abolished corporal punishment in 1977—but this injustice requires national action.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
Similarly, the general consensus among Americans in the 19th century was that slavery was bad – in fact, it had already been abolished in the northern states – but taking action to protest slavery was a smaller subset of people.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
Even after slavery was abolished, some families who sought to find their kin never did.
—Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
New York state, where Gendron pleaded guilty to 15 state charges, including multiple counts of murder, abolished capital punishment in 2004.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 15 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
Similarly ideological states of the communist variation were mostly either abolished long ago or preserved only in name.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 5 Aug. 2025
Evelyn Cheng,anniek Bao, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
In 2018, China’s legislature abolished presidential term limits in a ceremonial vote, effectively allowing Xi to rule for life.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
Over time, more and more states have abolished corporal punishment—only two states had abolished corporal punishment in 1977—but this injustice requires national action.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
Similarly, the general consensus among Americans in the 19th century was that slavery was bad – in fact, it had already been abolished in the northern states – but taking action to protest slavery was a smaller subset of people.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
Even after slavery was abolished, some families who sought to find their kin never did.
—Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
New York state, where Gendron pleaded guilty to 15 state charges, including multiple counts of murder, abolished capital punishment in 2004.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 15 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
Similarly ideological states of the communist variation were mostly either abolished long ago or preserved only in name.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abolished
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While the plan is due to be repealed by mid-2028, borrowers could be forced into repayment much sooner than that if there are additional court decisions in the ongoing legal challenge, which is expected.—
Adam S. Minsky,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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That means those rules would not be repealed for this school year, which has already begun.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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High among their concerns are declining vaccination rates resulting in outbreaks of contagious diseases like pertussis — also known as whooping cough — and measles, a disease the United States declared eradicated in 2000.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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Now with the barriers to entry to publishing information largely eradicated by social media and technology, such alliances may not be as immediately essential.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
8 Sep. 2025
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Total job growth was revised lower by the largest amount in history, The revisions erased 911 thousand jobs over the full year period, adding to mounting concerns of a weakening labor market and fueling questions as to the reliability of monthly data being used to gauge employment.—
JJ Kinahan,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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But ultimately, the Bills offense stormed back and erased a 15-point deficit in the fourth quarter to steal the Week 1 win away from the Ravens.—
Reice Shipley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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On Sunday night, the cancelled The Late Show with Stephen Colbert won the Emmy for Outstanding Talk Series.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
15 Sep. 2025
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That proposal was canceled after bipartisan opposition in the Senate.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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The tall, steep mountains that rise to 6,000 feet in elevation in the Grandfather District saw triple digit winds and some of the heaviest rainfall of the storm with hundreds of miles of trail and road destroyed.—
Graham Averill,
Outside,
16 Sep. 2025
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Alshon cruised past Johnson 3,7 in a surprise, while Garnett destroyed Haworth 4,1 to set up a very solid final.—
Todd Boss,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Abolished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abolished. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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