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 event begins with Emancipation Day, marking the abolition of slavery on August 1, 1834.
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Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 9 Apr. 2025
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
Last month, Musk took to his social media platform X to seemingly express support for the abolition of intellectual property laws.
—Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 10 May 2025
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Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 9 Apr. 2025
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
Last month, Musk took to his social media platform X to seemingly express support for the abolition of intellectual property laws.
—Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 10 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abolition
dissolution
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The breakthrough is the fruit of incredible recent performance in all age groups for the nation of 36 million people, which became independent in 1991 after the dissolution of the USSR.—
Hassan Tayir,
CNN Money,
6 June 2025
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Why, then, engage language at all? Lijn explained her simultaneous recruitment and dissolution of language as a way to cope with her growing sense that words had become tired and lost any vital force.—
Marina Isgro,
Artforum,
1 June 2025
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“Abolition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abolition. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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