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as in repealed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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Screwworm infestations caused massive losses in the cattle industry before the insect was officially eradicated in the United States in the 1960s.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
28 Aug. 2025
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The flies were declared eradicated from Panama in 2006.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
25 Aug. 2025
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The Royals’ defense erased a potential rally in the fourth inning after Cameron surrendered a double to Rengifo and walked first baseman Oswald Peraza.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
5 Sep. 2025
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After a Horned Frog turnover, senior safety Bud Clark erased the mistake with a 25-yard interception returned for a score to put TCU in front 17-7.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 Sep. 2025
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Though Davies planned to reunite the band for a tour in 2015, it was canceled when the musician was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a type of cancer that attacks plasma cells.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Sep. 2025
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Last year, Romania controversially canceled the turnout of a presidential election that produced a victory for a far-right independent, arguing his campaign was backed by Russian interference and disqualifying his candidacy.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Sep. 2025
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Alternatively, a star being ripped apart in TDE could produce a day-long GRB, but this scenario fails to replicate other properties of the GRB 250702B, an explosion that would require a very unusual star being destroyed by an even stranger black hole.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Hadid was commissioned to design it for a fire brigade on the Vitra Campus after a major 1981 fire destroyed most of the complex, which originally consisted of factory buildings but is now a collection of contemporary design and architecture showrooms.—
Mae Hamilton,
AFAR Media,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Abolished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abolished. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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