abolishes

present tense third-person singular of abolish
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Recent Examples of abolishes Attorney Monica Restanio, whose arguments in court for the Venezuelan family were responsible for winning the ruling that abolishes the minor issue, said she was thrilled. Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 29 July 2026 At the end of the second installment, Mia is crowned the queen of Genovia single after Parliament abolishes the law requiring that a queen be married first. Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 19 July 2026 Instead, this measure abolishes them. Jon Coupal, Oc Register, 31 Aug. 2025 The Iranian parliament has just approved a law that abolishes prison sentences for those who had to leave Iran illegally. Zac Ntim, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abolishes
Verb
  • The measure repeals provisions in Finland’s 1987 Nuclear Energy Act that banned the import, production, possession and detonation of nuclear explosives.
    Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2026
  • To offset some of the cost of the cuts, the law repeals several existing tax credits and sales tax exemptions, including incentives tied to teleworking expenses, electric and hybrid vehicles, and medical equipment manufacturing.
    Christopher Harris, CBS News, 11 May 2026
Verb
  • But that also eradicates a crucial option - to mount a show trial and scapegoat him for all the ills of his rule, thus absolving others.
    Melik Kaylan, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • Treating the underlying condition eradicates the need for drug treatments that act globally.
    Dr. Patricia Richard, Hartford Courant, 14 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Given how Netflix often cancels series after cliffhanger season 1s, this might be best for everyone involved, really.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • Local immigrant rights groups are hoping Costa Mesa cancels its contract with Flock, a security hardware company known for its automatic license plate readers.
    Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 14 July 2026
Verb
  • To be sure, charitable bequests are also fully deductible against the estate tax, which means the destination (charity) is what erases Buffett’s tax liability.
    Sydney Lake, Fortune, 30 July 2026
  • His best friend, Jacob Batalan’s Ned, and his girlfriend, Zendaya’s MJ, have been right by his side through most of the movie; at the end, a mystical spell erases their memory of him, ostensibly forever.
    Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 28 July 2026
Verb
  • Swift overturns the tradition of Homer’s blindness in Gulliver’s Travels partly to remind us of the poet’s eye for detail, but also to emphasize the possibility of direct connection between Homer and his audience.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 July 2026
  • In Netflix’s new adaptation of Little House on the Prairie, the Ingalls family’s journey from Wisconsin to Independence, Kansas, is off to a rocky start when the wagon carrying them nearly overturns in a river.
    Michael Gioia, Architectural Digest, 16 July 2026
Verb
  • Alas the aforementioned entity has invaded MJ’s mind, if not body, and destroys any idea that this passionate moment was actually real.
    Pete Hammond, Deadline, 28 July 2026
  • Rescue comes from a Ukrainian fighter jet, known as Ghost, that destroys the tanks from above.
    Constant Méheut, New York Times, 27 July 2026
Verb
  • Jones hopes the study finds improvements to the current system Charlotte Water works under, and that the state avoids overinvesting into industries that take up a lot of water such as data centers.
    Zaire Breedlove, Charlotte Observer, 22 July 2026
  • Assigning responsibility for each bill upfront avoids awkward money moments later.
    Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 21 July 2026

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“Abolishes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abolishes. Accessed 4 Aug. 2026.

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