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as in repealed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
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.
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Nick Miller, New York Times, 30 May 2026
Code Noir became toothless when France abolished slavery in 1848, but no one ever formally struck it from the books.
—ABC News, 28 May 2026
In his encyclical, Leo recalled that his namesake, Pope Leo XIII, was the first pope to explicitly condemn slavery in 1888, long after many countries had abolished it.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2026
The Republican Party was then in a state of relative emergency—the Civil War had been won and slavery had been abolished, but Black Americans in the South were still subject to terrorism and intimidation, while whites in the North had shown resistance to the idea of Black suffrage.
—Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 19 May 2026
As of 2026, more than 70% of countries around the world have abolished capital punishment either legally or in practice, according to the Death Penalty Information Center.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 18 May 2026
The National Coal Council, which had been abolished under President Joe Biden, advances coal’s interests as a national security issue to power the data center revolution.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 17 May 2026
In 1872, President Lincoln’s wartime Income Tax was abolished.
—Nathan Lewis, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Slavery was abolished around 160 years ago and civil rights became law about 60 years ago.
—Miami Herald, 14 May 2026
Nick Miller, New York Times, 30 May 2026
Code Noir became toothless when France abolished slavery in 1848, but no one ever formally struck it from the books.
—ABC News, 28 May 2026
In his encyclical, Leo recalled that his namesake, Pope Leo XIII, was the first pope to explicitly condemn slavery in 1888, long after many countries had abolished it.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2026
The Republican Party was then in a state of relative emergency—the Civil War had been won and slavery had been abolished, but Black Americans in the South were still subject to terrorism and intimidation, while whites in the North had shown resistance to the idea of Black suffrage.
—Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 19 May 2026
As of 2026, more than 70% of countries around the world have abolished capital punishment either legally or in practice, according to the Death Penalty Information Center.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 18 May 2026
The National Coal Council, which had been abolished under President Joe Biden, advances coal’s interests as a national security issue to power the data center revolution.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 17 May 2026
In 1872, President Lincoln’s wartime Income Tax was abolished.
—Nathan Lewis, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Slavery was abolished around 160 years ago and civil rights became law about 60 years ago.
—Miami Herald, 14 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abolished
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Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas is promising a replacement ordinance for the conversion therapy ban the City Council recently repealed.—
Dylan Lysen,
Kansas City Star,
1 June 2026
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Late last year, New Hampshire repealed its PDAB, which had existed since 2020.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2026
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The New World screwworm had been declared eradicated in the US decades ago, thanks to efforts such as the breeding of sterile flies, awareness campaigns and efforts to control the pest in foreign countries.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
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With this method, called Sterile Insect Technique, the flies were eradicated not just from the US, but from all of Central America.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
3 June 2026
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The show was cancelled after that season, when Barr posted a tweet comparing Barack Obama's former adviser Valerie Jarrett to an ape.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
1 June 2026
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The United Kingdom’s Home Office canceled travel permits belonging to Piker, 34, and Turkish-American broadcaster and attorney Cenk Uygur.—
Sana Noor Haq,
CNN Money,
1 June 2026
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Jalen Brunson scored 30 points, Karl-Anthony Towns finished with 18 points and 12 rebounds, and the Knicks erased a 14-point second-half deficit to beat the San Antonio Spurs 105-95 in Game 1 on Wednesday night.—
Tim Reynolds,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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Its history, however, must not be erased.—
Eric Schlosser,
The Atlantic,
4 June 2026
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Russian air defenses intercepted and destroyed more than 350 Ukrainian drones over territories both close to the border but also as further afield as Moscow, St Petersburg, and Novgorod in the country’s west, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
3 June 2026
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Twelve people were killed, including two young boys, in the southeastern city of Dnipro, where a four-story apartment building was partially destroyed, local officials said.—
Valentyn Ogirenko,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
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