aborting 1 of 2

adjective

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as in miscarrying

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aborting

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verb

present participle of abort
as in canceling
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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“Aborting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aborting. Accessed 21 Mar. 2023.

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