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Recent Examples of abortive In the abortive March 2022 draft deals, Russia even expressed a willingness to return to preinvasion lines. Fred Weir, Christian Science Monitor, 30 May 2025 Despite being hurt by a number of abortive early stabs at voice recognition in decades gone by, voice recognition when done well can actually provide a uniquely direct way of accessing content and features on modern TVs. John Archer, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025 The military establishment was especially sensitive to criticism at the time – less than a month after the abortive revolt by Wagner mercenary group boss Yevgeny Prigozhin. Katharina Krebs, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2025 Trump hosts Ireland head of government Micheal Martin Although Democrats beat expectations in the midterm elections two years earlier, Biden headed into his abortive reelection bid with low job approval ratings. W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for abortive
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Adjective
  • While Hadden-Paton was unsuccessful in keeping his dapper suit, his costar, Hugh Bonneville, who plays Lord Grantham, confessed to Kelly Ripa and Michael Strahan on Live!
    Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2025
  • The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reached out for comment but was unsuccessful.
    Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • In other words, resistance is futile.
    Mia Sosa, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
  • If anything, Shock and Awe mostly reminds you how futile living in the madness of a Fake News world can be.
    Will Leitch, Vulture, 13 Sep. 2025

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“Abortive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abortive. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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