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
That turned into a seismic moment in British history, leading to civil war, Charles’ beheading and the temporary abolition of the monarchy.
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Pan Pylas, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2026
South Korea has not executed a death row inmate since 1997, in what is widely seen as a de facto moratorium on capital punishment amid calls for its abolition.
—CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
All of the progress that had been made since the abolition of slavery was wiped out.
—Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026
Even abolition didn’t stop Southern majorities from restricting their rights and tolerating lynch mobs under Jim Crow.
—Ben Bayer, Oc Register, 16 Feb. 2026
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Pan Pylas, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2026
South Korea has not executed a death row inmate since 1997, in what is widely seen as a de facto moratorium on capital punishment amid calls for its abolition.
—CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
All of the progress that had been made since the abolition of slavery was wiped out.
—Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026
Even abolition didn’t stop Southern majorities from restricting their rights and tolerating lynch mobs under Jim Crow.
—Ben Bayer, Oc Register, 16 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abolition
Noun
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The repeal followed Congress’s zeroing out of penalties for violating Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) targets as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.—
Julian Torres,
CNN Money,
22 Feb. 2026
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The nonprofit Earthjustice filed suit Wednesday to block the repeal.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Most of this work has focused on improving the materials themselves – reducing dissolution in the electrolyte and increasing electrical conductivity.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Feb. 2026
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Intertextuality is described by Scarlett Barton in perhaps the opposite way, as linked to Roland Barthes’ observation that the author is dead, and that the text is the dissolution of every kind of voice, every beginning and core.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
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Advocates from organizations including the Party for Socialism and Liberation, Idaho 50501, the Sierra Club and immigrant rights organization PODER of Idaho spoke to the crowd, calling for protections for immigrant communities, federal accountability for the killings and the abolishment of ICE.—
Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
31 Jan. 2026
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Prior to the attack, Omar had been speaking to constituents about the ongoing unrest in Minneapolis, as well as calling for the abolishment of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and the resignation or impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Abolition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abolition. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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