abolishes

present tense third-person singular of abolish
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Recent Examples of abolishes 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 House spending bill would use that power as a cudgel, halting congressional approval of FASB’s budget (see page 108) until the accounting agency repeals its new disclosure rules.
    Howard Gleckman, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Bonacini wants gold — a sterilizing cure that eradicates every trace of the virus and cannot return.
    Jia H. Jung, Mercury News, 1 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Miami cancels school, orders state of emergency About 10 minutes to the west, the community of Miami was also recovering from intense flooding.
    Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 28 Sep. 2025
  • After her family cancels holiday plans at the last minute, Nell decides to spend the week of Christmas having fun on her own!
    Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Undue’s bulk purchase of debt affords them a substantial discount, so every donor dollar erases around $100 in debt.
    Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Whereas Jonathan Greenard is a game-wrecker against the run and pass, and Van Ginkel erases most screens and outlet passes to the perimeter, Turner isn’t that type of guy right now.
    Alec Lewis, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The zoning board's vote effectively overturns a different board's decision blocking demolition of the Alpine lodge.
    Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The order overturns the Biden administration’s 2024 decision blocking a 211-mile road over concerns that mining could threaten caribou and fish vital to dozens of Native subsistence communities.
    Reuters, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Once in place, the device releases liquid nitrogen, reaching temperatures as low as –170°C to form an ice ball that destroys the tumor cells.
    Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 10 Oct. 2025
  • These newly aware companies’ high-speed trading of financial projects destroys the Earth itself, forcing humans to flee to the margins of the solar system.
    Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The device's roller mop avoids obstacles with 3D sensors, and the OMNI station even hot-air dries the mops.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Martha Stewart avoids cooking while on vacation, preferring to experience local cuisines.
    Nathan Diller, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025

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“Abolishes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abolishes. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.

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