abortion

noun

ə-ˈbȯr-shən How to pronounce abortion (audio)
Definition of abortionnext
as in repeal
the act of putting an end to something planned or previously agreed to the abortion of the space mission caused the whole space program to be reexamined

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  1. repeal
  2. cancellation
  3. abandonment
  4. abolition
Noun
  • The judge’s ruling was tied to antitrust law, not the FCC ownership cap, so the agency’s repeal may have limited impact.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 15 July 2026
  • The loss of those credits, combined with the administration’s repeal of tailpipe emissions rules, will significantly slow EV uptake in the US, Energy Innovation projects.
    — Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
Definition of repeal
Noun
  • The site hosted 11 million products, including clothing, footwear and accessories, and saw delivery delays and cancelations in the days after.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 20 July 2026
  • The best subscription trackers, like Rocket Money, could actually handle the cancellation themselves.
    — Nick Perry, USA Today, 20 July 2026
Definition of cancellation
Noun
  • He is held accountable by Magnus for the destruction of the children of darkness and the abandonment of the Paris coven that started the Theatre de Vampires.
    — Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • In an update shared to Facebook, the sheriff’s office said all three have been charged with abandonment of a corpse.
    — Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026
Definition of abandonment
Noun
  • Instead, El-Sayed, who supports Medicare for All and the abolition of ICE, has established himself as both the most progressive candidate in the primary and the front-runner in the polls.
    — Jason Zengerle, New Yorker, 10 July 2026
  • Once free, Jennings served the abolition movement, wrote the first White House memoir, and witnessed his sons fight with the Union Army in the Civil War.
    — Melia Patria, ABC News, 4 July 2026
Definition of abolition
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“Abortion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abortion. Accessed 22 Jul. 2026.

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