as in repeal
the doing away with something by formal action
calls for the abolition of the death penalty
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Recent Examples of abolition
The group, formed in 2023, demands greater political rights for people of Kashmir and the abolition of the refugee seats on the grounds that the refugees have disproportionate influence.
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ABC News,
8 June 2026
Elizabeth Cady Stanton led the early battle for women’s suffrage and for the abolition of slavery.
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Richard Lederer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 June 2026
The abolition of chattel slavery involved enormous societal upheaval, and eliminating cruelty to animals will require rebuilding our entire food industry.
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Ted Chiang,
The Atlantic,
3 June 2026
That's the movement for abolition and suffrage and civil rights.
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Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
1 June 2026
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ABC News,
8 June 2026
Elizabeth Cady Stanton led the early battle for women’s suffrage and for the abolition of slavery.
—
Richard Lederer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 June 2026
The abolition of chattel slavery involved enormous societal upheaval, and eliminating cruelty to animals will require rebuilding our entire food industry.
—
Ted Chiang,
The Atlantic,
3 June 2026
That's the movement for abolition and suffrage and civil rights.
—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
1 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abolition
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For defenders, a subsidy regime this complex is vulnerable not only to broad repeal, but to administrative friction.
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This White House championed the repeal, enacted by Republican majorities in Congress, of the Inflation Reduction Act’s tax credits for EVs and continues to treat EVs as a fringe product.
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Following the abrupt dissolution of Disney’s $1 billion investment in OpenAI’s Sora text-to-video app, Shin stressed that there are no plans to use A24’s existing IP to create GenAI tools.
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Coincidentally or not, that pained study of marital dissolution, co-starring Jolie’s then-husband Brad Pitt, intersected with the couple’s real-life breakup — not to mention Jolie’s grief over the death of her mother, Marcheline Bertrand.
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Juneteenth commemorates the abolishment of slavery in the United States.
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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.
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“Abolition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abolition. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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