abolitions

noun

plural of abolition
as in repeals
the doing away with something by formal action calls for the abolition of the death penalty

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  1. repeals
  2. dissolutions
  3. cancellations
  4. withdrawals
  5. prohibitions
  6. suspensions
Noun
  • In agreeing to hear the pair of cases, the justices did not disturb the lower court rulings that blocked the repeals for now.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
  • The trash and parking fee repeals might be uniquely attractive to a broad swath of San Diegans in a way that may not translate to competitive bidding changes or even pension reform.
    — Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
Definition of repeals
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  • Moms for Liberty’s influence has been on a long decline in its home state as the organization faced a wave of resignations, chapter dissolutions and scandals among Moms for Liberty leadership.
    — Trinity Webster-Bass, Miami Herald, 21 July 2026
  • The trailer teased screaming matches, tears, accusations of betrayal and clear dissolutions of multiple relationships — both romantic and platonic.
    — Pilar Melendez, NBC news, 27 May 2026
Definition of dissolutions
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  • The smoke settled over the region during the second half of the week, bringing a haze across the city as Picklesburgh kicked off and causing closures and event cancelations throughout the area.
    — Finch Walker, USA Today, 20 July 2026
  • The site hosted 11 million products, including clothing, footwear and accessories, and saw delivery delays and cancelations in the days after.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 20 July 2026
Definition of cancellations
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  • At 18, accounts can convert to a Roth IRA, allowing tax-free growth and withdrawals for qualified uses like higher education or a first home.
    — Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
  • Adults cannot make withdrawals on teens’ trust, in this case by asking them to share their life experiences and invest their energy and effort into cooperating with adults, if the adults have not built up their trust account.
    — Krista Mehari, The Conversation, 23 July 2026
Definition of withdrawals
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  • These prohibitions on gene editing and transfer reduce the land area where trees created with transformation approaches could be grown, and dampen interest in associated research.
    — Steve Strauss, The Conversation, 22 July 2026
  • The means for doing so include increasing the property assessment threshold for existing tax exemptions, creating new exemptions for senior citizens, and, in the case of Tennessee, instilling outright prohibitions on state property taxes.
    — Paxton Honerkamp, CNBC, 21 July 2026
Definition of prohibitions
Noun
  • Again, the military removed the suspensions and ended its investigation.
    — Brynn Tannehill, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026
  • Moore and Harbaugh served suspensions tied to that investigation and an earlier investigation into recruiting violations.
    — Austin Meek, New York Times, 20 July 2026
Definition of suspensions
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