abolishment

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abolition
Noun
  • While the mercurial Greeley and other radicals veered between strident demands for abolition, protests of the crackdown on civil liberties, and panicked calls for peace talks, Raymond stayed the course (or, at least, kept his wobbles private).
    Matthew Karp, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
  • Following the faith’s core beliefs in nonviolence and justice, Quakers have demonstrated for the abolition of slavery, in favor of the suffrage movement, against both World Wars, and the U.S. roles in the wars in Vietnam and Afghanistan, said Ross Brubeck, 38, one of the Quaker march organizers.
    Luis Andres Henao, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2025
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“Abolishment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abolishment. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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