as in to cancel
to put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to)
had to abort the mission to Mars when they lost contact with the satellite
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Recent Examples of abort
SpaceX’s Starship's second shot at a 10th test flight Monday was aborted after weather conditions forced the company to halt liftoff from its South Texas site.
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Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2025
At their closest, the Black Hawk helicopter and landing Delta Air Lines regional jet were only four tenths of a mile apart and separated by just 200 feet of altitude, causing controllers in the airport tower to force the jet to abort its landing.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2025
In January, a Delta jet bound for Minneapolis was forced to abort takeoff at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson airport after an engine problem, leading roughly 200 passengers to evacuate via emergency slides.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
The explosion of an oxygen tank forced Lovell and crewmates Fred Haise and Jack Swigert to abort the mission and put their efforts toward returning to Earth safely as the command module vented oxygen into space.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2025
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Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2025
At their closest, the Black Hawk helicopter and landing Delta Air Lines regional jet were only four tenths of a mile apart and separated by just 200 feet of altitude, causing controllers in the airport tower to force the jet to abort its landing.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2025
In January, a Delta jet bound for Minneapolis was forced to abort takeoff at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson airport after an engine problem, leading roughly 200 passengers to evacuate via emergency slides.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
The explosion of an oxygen tank forced Lovell and crewmates Fred Haise and Jack Swigert to abort the mission and put their efforts toward returning to Earth safely as the command module vented oxygen into space.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2025
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In the last few years, Beyoncé, Pink, and Noah Kahan, among others, have had concerts canceled or delayed by extreme lightning, rain, or wildfire smoke.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
6 Sep. 2025
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On social media, Marquette announced that all athletic events for the weekend would be canceled, and a special mass for the school community was held on Saturday afternoon.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
6 Sep. 2025
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Needless to say, progressive Democrats did not respond to those companies’ overtures by abandoning Trader Joe’s and prosecco to guzzle Buds at Wally World.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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The Commission was also unimpressed by Jackson continuing to promote SPIS’ data around the location on the pitch and timing of Paqueta’s bookings during the game during cross-examination, despite the fact that the FA had abandoned this evidence.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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After recently being told by the state officials that her personalized license plate was revoked because it is not classified as free speech, a Tennessee woman is appealing the decision to the United States Supreme Court.—
Angele Latham,
The Tennessean,
3 Sep. 2025
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South Korean memory chipmakers SK Hynix and Samsung also had their VEU privileges revoked on Friday, according to a statement on the Federal Register.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
3 Sep. 2025
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The cruise line previously scrapped stops there until October, amid ongoing violence in the country.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
8 Sep. 2025
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Bayrou called the vote in a bid to push through an unpopular 44 billion euros savings plan that includes scrapping two public holidays and freezing spending.—
Saskya Vandoorne,
CNN Money,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Abort.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abort. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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