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
The leader of an international pro-life organization lauded the Nativity scene set up by the Vatican that highlighted the more than 25,000 babies who were not aborted this year thanks to the group's outreach initiatives.
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Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 17 Dec. 2025
Amazingly, Figgis also has access to footage of Coppola’s earlier, aborted attempts to make Megalopolis, featuring Robert De Niro, Uma Thurman, Billy Crudup, Ryan Gosling, and Virginia Madsen — which just serves to highlight the ever-changing, fever-dream-like quality of the ultimate project.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
Apparently, the plan was aborted after several FBI supervisors refused to cooperate, viewing it as inappropriate.
—The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2025
One of the most serious close calls was in March at Chicago's Midway International Airport, where a Southwest Airlines jet aborted landing and performed a go-around after a business jet entered the runway without authorization.
—Ayesha Ali, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2025
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Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 17 Dec. 2025
Amazingly, Figgis also has access to footage of Coppola’s earlier, aborted attempts to make Megalopolis, featuring Robert De Niro, Uma Thurman, Billy Crudup, Ryan Gosling, and Virginia Madsen — which just serves to highlight the ever-changing, fever-dream-like quality of the ultimate project.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
Apparently, the plan was aborted after several FBI supervisors refused to cooperate, viewing it as inappropriate.
—The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2025
One of the most serious close calls was in March at Chicago's Midway International Airport, where a Southwest Airlines jet aborted landing and performed a go-around after a business jet entered the runway without authorization.
—Ayesha Ali, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aborted
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The nation’s third-busiest airport, in Guadalajara, ground to a halt, with dozens of flights canceled as chaos erupted in the city.—
Mary Beth Sheridan,
CNN Money,
24 Feb. 2026
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His flight and others wound up being canceled.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
24 Feb. 2026
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As luck would have it, with late Saturday night’s matchup against the Knicks on the line, the Houston Rockets abandoned their winning formula.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
22 Feb. 2026
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In one case, a vehicle taken from a motel and driven off in the owner’s SUV was later located abandoned near a river after drone surveillance narrowed the search area.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Feb. 2026
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The additional time and money mean that a nice-to-have feature, scrapped back in 2022, is being reincorporated into the project.—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Feb. 2026
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John Berlingieri scrapped plans for a family trip to Puerto Rico.—
Anthony Izaguirre,
Fortune,
23 Feb. 2026
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The defendants sought to cover their tracks after Google's internal security systems flagged Samaneh's activity and revoked her access to company resources in August 2023.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
20 Feb. 2026
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On top of that, may be subject to penalties of up to $15,000, TSA PreCheck eligibility could be revoked for at least 5 years, and you may be required to undergo enhanced screening in the future.—
Iona Brannon,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Feb. 2026
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