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as in repealed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
Complicating matters for all the island’s inhabitants, in January 1793 the French revolutionaries, who had abolished the monarchy to create a republic, executed King Louis XVI and then declared war on Great Britain and Spain.
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Marlene L. Daut
september 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
Two years later, the monarchy was abolished, and Nepal, the world’s sole Hindu kingdom, proclaimed itself a secular republic.
—Kapil Komireddi, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Israel has strongly rejected the report’s findings and called for the Commission to be abolished.
—Richard Hall, Time, 21 Sep. 2025
Trump’s comment’s appeared to allude to the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) fairness doctrine, abolished in 1987 in the Reagan era, which required networks with broadcast licenses to reflect different viewpoints on major issues, The Hill’s Brett Samuels reports.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 19 Sep. 2025
Bail reform in Washington Washington abolished cash bail in the early 1990s.
—Christine Scott-Hayward, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2025
The Chinese leader, who assumed the presidency in 2013, abolished term limits in 2018.
—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
Marlene L. Daut
september 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
Two years later, the monarchy was abolished, and Nepal, the world’s sole Hindu kingdom, proclaimed itself a secular republic.
—Kapil Komireddi, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Israel has strongly rejected the report’s findings and called for the Commission to be abolished.
—Richard Hall, Time, 21 Sep. 2025
Trump’s comment’s appeared to allude to the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) fairness doctrine, abolished in 1987 in the Reagan era, which required networks with broadcast licenses to reflect different viewpoints on major issues, The Hill’s Brett Samuels reports.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 19 Sep. 2025
Bail reform in Washington Washington abolished cash bail in the early 1990s.
—Christine Scott-Hayward, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2025
The Chinese leader, who assumed the presidency in 2013, abolished term limits in 2018.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abolished
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Some of the laws lapsed and were never renewed, some were repealed, and judges struck down others as violations of the First Amendment.—
Time,
Time,
29 Sep. 2025
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And in 1987, under President Ronald Reagan, the FCC itself repealed the Fairness Doctrine, concluding that the rule was both unnecessary and a threat to free speech.—
John Eger,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Sep. 2025
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FellinAI‘s first feature, The Sweet Idleness, imagines a world in which machines have eradicated 99% of jobs, leaving humans to a life of leisure.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
2 Oct. 2025
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That misconception must be eradicated from our society.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
2 Oct. 2025
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The Mariners erased an 8-1 Toronto lead in Game 2 to complete a sweep, celebrating the comeback by locking arms around the pitcher’s mound.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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What’s being erased are actual historical facts.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Sep. 2025
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So the cash was gone, the credit and debit cards cancelled, and no one had ever cared about the pens or the Polaroid of Andrés.—
Catherine Lacey,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
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Cal Poly canceled the final three games of the 1960.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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Police and army inspect damage to a house destroyed by debris from a shot down Russian drone in the village of Wyryki-Wola, eastern Poland, on September 10, 2025.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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Archaeologists believe the castle was either dismantled due to structural issues or destroyed by enemies.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Abolished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abolished. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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