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as in repealed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
Dillon wants to see intimate measurement questions abolished altogether during casting.
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Jake Kanter, Deadline, 11 June 2026
The golden goal was abolished in 2004 by the International Football Association Board after negative feedback from coaches, referees and players.
—Kierra Frazier, CBS News, 11 June 2026
Minnesota abolished capital punishment in 1911 and has never had a federal death penalty case.
—Tim Sullivan, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
Calls for the Department of Homeland Security to be abolished and pushback on gang databases ignore the real threats to our communities.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 10 June 2026
Climate regulations have been abolished.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 10 June 2026
In its ruling, the court said Sunday that the 12 refugee seats could not be abolished through executive action and that any change would require a constitutional amendment by the Legislative Assembly.
—ABC News, 8 June 2026
The 1999 Gramm-Leach-Bliley act that abolished most New Deal-era limits on Wall Street institutions passed 90-8 and 362-57.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 7 June 2026
More people know about the kafala system, which exploited the migrant workers who built the infrastructure for the 2022 World Cup; this was technically abolished in 2017, but workers’ rights issues there remain.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 30 May 2026
Jake Kanter, Deadline, 11 June 2026
The golden goal was abolished in 2004 by the International Football Association Board after negative feedback from coaches, referees and players.
—Kierra Frazier, CBS News, 11 June 2026
Minnesota abolished capital punishment in 1911 and has never had a federal death penalty case.
—Tim Sullivan, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
Calls for the Department of Homeland Security to be abolished and pushback on gang databases ignore the real threats to our communities.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 10 June 2026
Climate regulations have been abolished.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 10 June 2026
In its ruling, the court said Sunday that the 12 refugee seats could not be abolished through executive action and that any change would require a constitutional amendment by the Legislative Assembly.
—ABC News, 8 June 2026
The 1999 Gramm-Leach-Bliley act that abolished most New Deal-era limits on Wall Street institutions passed 90-8 and 362-57.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 7 June 2026
More people know about the kafala system, which exploited the migrant workers who built the infrastructure for the 2022 World Cup; this was technically abolished in 2017, but workers’ rights issues there remain.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 30 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abolished
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After yearlong protests from farmers across the country, Modi repealed the controversial laws in November 2021.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
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Massachusetts has implemented rent control three separate times, with the latest rent control law being repealed by voters in a 1994 ballot initiative.—
Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
4 June 2026
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Key Background The United States eradicated screwworm in the 1960s through a massive sterile fly program, but outbreaks in Mexico and Central America have raised concerns about the parasite moving north again.—
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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This sequence of events used to occur regularly in the US and Central America; screwworm was endemic here but was eradicated after a concerted, decades-long campaign to annihilate its populations.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
9 June 2026
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Ahead of his arrival, MSG implemented an extensive security protocol for all guests and canceled a watch party outside of the arena.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
9 June 2026
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The district canceled the event after discussions with school administrators, the resource officer, and Clinton Township police.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
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These Knicks, who erased a 22-point deficit in the fourth quarter against Cleveland in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals, just don’t quit.—
Tim Reynolds,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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The matchup emerged after Raman erased a roughly 40,000-vote election night deficit against Pratt and overtook him in subsequent ballot count updates.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
11 June 2026
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The current San Geronimo Chapel was built in 1850 to replace a church destroyed in the Mexican American War.—
Alia Beard Rau,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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The video and the SCE data offer proof that the 100-year-old line, which hadn’t been used since the early 1970s, became re-electrified and sparked the fire that killed 19 people and destroyed thousands of homes in Altadena and surrounding areas, attorneys say.—
Tony Saavedra,
Daily News,
10 June 2026
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