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Recent Examples of abort In January, a Delta flight aborted its takeoff at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport because of an engine issue, forcing about 200 passengers to evacuate the aircraft using emergency slides. Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025 In late 2019, DSD was set to occupy the 101 Ash St. tower, but the relocation was aborted weeks into the move because of asbestos contamination in the building. Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2025 When the plane was about 15 feet above the ground, the captain called for a go-around, instructing the first officer to abort the landing. Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 21 May 2025 The Australian perennial chart-topper has been performing on her Tension tour to sell-out crowds in the UK, but has been forced to abort four imminent European dates after coming down with laryngitis – inflammation of the vocal chords and voice box. Caroline Frost, Deadline, 14 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for abort
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abort
Verb
  • The Department of Transportation is free to update its guidance about how that program is administered moving forward, Lin wrote, but that does not require suspending the distribution of money — and should not involve canceling plans that were already approved.
    Camila Domonoske, NPR, 25 June 2025
  • After four seasons, HGTV has cancelled Married to Real Estate, the home renovation series hosted by Egypt Sherrod and her husband Mike Jackson.
    Nick Caruso, TVLine, 25 June 2025
Verb
  • Never desert a blaze: Avoid abandoning any fire without supervision.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2025
  • Retired repos add risk: When maintainers abandon a namespace, attackers can adopt it and push trojan updates.
    Syed Ahmed, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Verb
  • Children's Health Defense has sued to curb vaccine requirements, petitioned federal agencies to revoke vaccine authorizations and spread misinformation about vaccines.
    Paula Cohen, CBS News, 25 June 2025
  • Advertisement In other cases, however, the Supreme Court has ruled in favor of the Administration on immigration, giving it legroom to revoke temporary legal protections and deport many migrants—including to countries other than their own.
    Solcyré Burga, Time, 25 June 2025
Verb
  • In March 2024, JetBlue and Spirit scrapped a $3.8 billion merger agreement after a U.S. judge blocked the deal on anti-competition concerns.
    David Shepardson, USA Today, 26 June 2025
  • If developers are unable to secure alternative financing, many solar projects would likely be scrapped altogether.
    Chris Hopper, Fortune, 24 June 2025

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“Abort.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abort. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.

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