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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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Recent Examples of aborting
Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
Her behavior led to the pilots aborting takeoff.
—Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 2 Jan. 2026
An investigation by the Spanish outlet La Marea uncovered contracts that restricted women’s movements during pregnancy, including clauses prohibiting travel abroad or aborting the fetus.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Nov. 2025
San-ho enters the code, aborting the strike.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
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Just before Sunday’s collision, controllers were dealing with another plane that had declared an emergency after aborting a takeoff and smelling an odor on the plane.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
Her behavior led to the pilots aborting takeoff.
—Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 2 Jan. 2026
An investigation by the Spanish outlet La Marea uncovered contracts that restricted women’s movements during pregnancy, including clauses prohibiting travel abroad or aborting the fetus.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Nov. 2025
San-ho enters the code, aborting the strike.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aborting
Verb
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Those groups all called for pausing or cancelling the project.—
Desiree Mathurin
March 27,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Mar. 2026
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Trump’s administration recently pressured other nations into canceling a long-standing plan to charge ship owners a modest fee to pay for environmental damage.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Many remote lodges, however, are stunted by unfixable geographic challenges, like infertile land.—
Jillian Dara,
Robb Report,
28 Nov. 2025
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Datini’s bride, Margherita, proved to be infertile; with no one to inherit his business empire, and increasingly concerned about the fate of his immortal soul, Datini left much of his estate to causes benefitting the poor.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
11 Nov. 2025
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For now, Iran has shown no signs of abandoning its proxy in Lebanon amid the larger war.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
26 Mar. 2026
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Since then, the larger culture has lurched rightward, with big corporations abandoning progressive signaling in favor of…other priorities.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
25 Mar. 2026
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Democrats should commit to scrapping these taxes, which not only raise consumer prices but also slow growth, stifle competition and invite retaliation.—
Bloomberg Opinion,
Twin Cities,
29 Mar. 2026
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Thune has repeatedly ruled out scrapping the filibuster rules, which set a 60-vote threshold to advance most legislation.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Mar. 2026
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The administration has also put a restriction on the number of foreign nationals who can enter the country by revoking or denying tourist visas, as well as increasing immigration fees.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
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Another investigation was initiated the following year by the commission after Givens was accused of presiding over two criminal cases after she’d been recused, jailing a man in one case and revoking bond from another.—
Jane Harper,
Dallas Morning News,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Aborting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aborting. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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