as in abolition
the doing away with something by formal action
recurrent calls for the abolishment of the electoral college
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Recent Examples of abolishment
At least 100 demonstrators gathered in New York City's Federal Plaza in the rain Saturday afternoon to condemn the shooting, calling for justice for Good's family and the abolishment of ICE.
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Kristie Keleshian, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
White South Africans, whose roots can be traced to settlers arriving under Dutch and British colonial rule, dominated the country through a system of racial segregation known as apartheid from 1948 until its abolishment in the early 1990s.
—Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
And that was the report that recommended the abolishment of the coroner system.
—Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 10 Sep. 2025
Kristie Keleshian, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
White South Africans, whose roots can be traced to settlers arriving under Dutch and British colonial rule, dominated the country through a system of racial segregation known as apartheid from 1948 until its abolishment in the early 1990s.
—Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
And that was the report that recommended the abolishment of the coroner system.
—Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abolishment
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Hours after the Thursday shooting, protesters reportedly gathered in front of Portland City Hall, calling for the abolition of ICE.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
9 Jan. 2026
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Now recovered, his story is an example of the constant cross-Atlantic transmission of information and ideas that Gibson and Hazareesingh highlight as integral to the far-reaching struggle for abolition.—
Laurent Dubois,
The Atlantic,
6 Jan. 2026
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Health care and business groups oppose a repeal.—
Jim Saunders,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Jan. 2026
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Another prospect is that not all of the cuts materialize — say, the trash fee repeal doesn’t happen — or the field of tax increases thins out, making those that remain more palatable to voters.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Jan. 2026
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“Abolishment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abolishment. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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