1
as in to repeal
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 to eradicate
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 abolish
Many Quakers worked to abolish slavery, but many did not; some were themselves enslavers.
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Gail Cornwall, The Atlantic, 3 Apr. 2025
There were almost no Israeli tariffs on U.S. goods to begin with, but as a gesture of goodwill earlier this week, the Knesset abolished the few remaining tariffs.
—The Editors, National Review, 3 Apr. 2025
France belatedly abolished slavery in 1848 in its remaining colonies of Martinique, Guadeloupe, Réunion and French Guyana, which are still territories of France today.
—Marlene L. Daut, The Conversation, 16 Apr. 2025
The Legislature eliminated parole for nearly everyone imprisoned for crimes committed after Aug. 1, making Louisiana the 17th state in a half-century to abolish parole altogether and the first in 24 years to do so.
—Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 10 Apr. 2025
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Gail Cornwall, The Atlantic, 3 Apr. 2025
There were almost no Israeli tariffs on U.S. goods to begin with, but as a gesture of goodwill earlier this week, the Knesset abolished the few remaining tariffs.
—The Editors, National Review, 3 Apr. 2025
France belatedly abolished slavery in 1848 in its remaining colonies of Martinique, Guadeloupe, Réunion and French Guyana, which are still territories of France today.
—Marlene L. Daut, The Conversation, 16 Apr. 2025
The Legislature eliminated parole for nearly everyone imprisoned for crimes committed after Aug. 1, making Louisiana the 17th state in a half-century to abolish parole altogether and the first in 24 years to do so.
—Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 10 Apr. 2025
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The question is whether the Trump administration is entitled to repeal a rule that was upheld specifically by the Supreme Court and therefore subject to precedent, said Patrick Parenteau, an emeritus professor at the Vermont Law and Graduate School who has handled endangered species cases.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Apr. 2025
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As President Donald Trump pushes to repeal several clean air and water regulations, the ALA has warned that this could deal a severe blow to U.S. public health.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
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Screwworms were eradicated from the US by about 1966.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
2 May 2025
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The Department of Justice eradicated a decades-long civil rights case regarding the desegregation of a Louisiana school district.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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Trump skipped three times during his last presidency (the 2020 affair was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic).—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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Organizers and the Kennedy Center have canceled a week’s worth of events celebrating LGBTQ+ rights for this summer’s World Pride festival in Washington amid a shift in priorities and the ousting of leadership at one of the nation’s premier cultural institutions.—
Ashraf Khalil,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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Still, the Biden administration erased student loan debt for more than 5 million borrowers through other forgiveness programs.—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2025
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While the Yankees made two errors in the game, a pickoff play between Fried and Jazz Chisholm Jr. at second base erased a two-base mistake from Oswaldo Cabrera in the fourth.—
Gary Phillips,
Hartford Courant,
20 Apr. 2025
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Still to be determined is Vessel’s plan in Glastonbury; the town rejected it, and Vessel won a Superior Court lawsuit to overturn that decision.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
23 Apr. 2025
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The case had long been viewed by Palin and other conservatives as a possible vehicle to overturn the 1964 U.S. Supreme Court landmark New York Times v. Sullivan.—
Luc Cohen,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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More than half a dozen tornadoes have been confirmed, including one in Marshall County, Oklahoma, that left two homes completely destroyed and damaged about 20 others.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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The war has destroyed vast parts of Gaza and most of its food production capabilities.—
Melanie Lidman,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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“Abolish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abolish. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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