as in canceled
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 aborted
According to the Aviation Herald, pilots aborted takeoff when the aircraft was traveling at 120 knots, or nearly 140 mph.
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Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
Frontier said smoke entered the aircraft’s cabin as the flight was aborted.
—Dennis Romero, NBC news, 10 May 2026
That flight had twice aborted takeoff and declared an emergency due to an odor onboard that was sickening flight attendants.
—Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
Republic Airways said the flight, operating as American Airlines Flight 4464, aborted its initial landing attempt and performed a go-around during its approach into JFK.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
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Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
Frontier said smoke entered the aircraft’s cabin as the flight was aborted.
—Dennis Romero, NBC news, 10 May 2026
That flight had twice aborted takeoff and declared an emergency due to an odor onboard that was sickening flight attendants.
—Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
Republic Airways said the flight, operating as American Airlines Flight 4464, aborted its initial landing attempt and performed a go-around during its approach into JFK.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aborted
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After the case was announced, Kenya’s president canceled multimillion-dollar airport expansion and energy deals with Adani.—
Michael R. Sisak,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2026
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Developers have canceled at least 20 data centers in the first three months of this year due to local opposition.—
Cooper Katz McKim,
NPR,
18 May 2026
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The Ligue 1 clash between FC Nantes and Toulouse FC was abruptly abandoned.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
18 May 2026
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But, as the Shale Revolution gained steam, all of those import facilities were either abandoned or converted to exports and have been joined by dozens of competing terminals.—
David Blackmon,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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Maher argues that Lansing largely shielded the newsroom from the brunt of the cuts, though several podcasts were scrapped and some correspondents took buyouts.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
18 May 2026
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After community backlash, CBP’s online planning map showed the 30-foot-wall plans were scrapped for surveillance technology, patrols and some vehicle barriers.—
Julie Watson,
Los Angeles Times,
17 May 2026
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Adding to his list of troubles on Saturday, May 16 was the fact that his driver's license had been revoked due to that prior DWI.—
Sean Joseph OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
19 May 2026
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However, the company retains data for up to 30 days after disconnection before deletion — and critically, financial conversations held in chat logs may persist indefinitely even after bank access is revoked.—
Gabriel Alin Zainescu,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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“Aborted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aborted. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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