abolishment

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Recent Examples of abolishment Nelson doesn’t provide easy answers here or appear to attempt to make this film an advertisement for abolishment of capital punishment. Pete Hammond, Deadline, 14 Sep. 2026 The statement pointed to historic gains in the push for more diversity, including the abolishment of slavery and expanded voting rights. Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2026 New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has again called for the abolishment of Immigration and Customs Enforcement after the death of a man in Houston. Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 10 July 2026 Juneteenth commemorates the abolishment of slavery in the United States. Danielle Broadway, Parents, 19 June 2026 The nation's newest federal holiday will take place in June and give many Americans a day off from work to commemorate the abolishment of slavery. Jordan Green, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 9 June 2026 Its video shows Omar — at about four minutes into her speech — calling for the abolishment of ICE and for then-Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to resign or face impeachment. Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 7 May 2026 Over the past year, ICE has faced intense scrutiny from Democratic lawmakers, some of whom have called for its abolishment. Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026 The attorney general also took the opportunity to jab Cornyn, scrutinizing him for backing the abolishment of the filibuster. Faith Bugenhagen, Austin American Statesman, 17 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abolishment
Noun
  • At that time, his eldest daughter, Maria Adelaide, ascended to the throne—a succession made possible by the abolition of the Salic Law, which had restricted the line of succession to males only.
    Giorgia Olivieri, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Long after the abolition of slavery, many white southerners, including my father, who was born into the first breaths of the civil-rights movement, were still raised by Black nannies.
    Annie Joy Williams, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The dismissal comes just months after the Connecticut legislature voted to pass legislation clarifying its repeal of the religious exemption — a move that drew heated criticism from Republicans.
    Katy Golvala, Hartford Courant, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The broader repeal, first proposed by the EPA last year, argues the federal government does not have authority under the Clean Air Act to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants on the basis of climate change.
    Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026

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“Abolishment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abolishment. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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