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
And that was the report that recommended the abolishment of the coroner system.
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Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 10 Sep. 2025
Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abolishment
Noun
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The recent abolition of these tariffs comes as the country has shifted from exporting more cotton to importing more fiber.—
Sarah Jones,
Sourcing Journal,
30 Sep. 2025
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For 25 to 34 year olds, 53 percent were republicans compared to 45 percent royalist and 35 to 44-year-olds were almost exactly split, with 48 percent in favor of abolition and 47 percent wanting to keep the royals.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Eight months later, the correction officers went on strike, with the repeal of HALT seemingly a priority for many of them.—
Jennifer Gonnerman,
New Yorker,
6 Oct. 2025
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The window for repeal seemed to be closing.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Abolishment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abolishment. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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