abrogated

past tense of abrogate

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Recent Examples of abrogated The Agreement has never been abrogated by Congress, nor has Congress expressed an explicit intent to do so. Shaun Chapoose, Denver Post, 20 May 2026 Short of that, perhaps internal resistance within the administration or pressure from the public and the media might serve the oversight function that Congress, over the past eight months, has abrogated. Douglas M. Charles, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abrogated
Verb
  • In 2014, Pope Francis abolished the future use of the monsignor title — which denotes a specific honor — for most priests.
    Vivian Wilson, Twin Cities, 8 July 2026
  • Beijing eventually increased the limit to two children in 2015, then abolished the policy entirely in 2021.
    Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 7 July 2026
Verb
  • Justices found Yoon violated Cabinet members’ deliberation rights, falsified and destroyed the martial law proclamation, and used security forces to obstruct his arrest before lawmakers swiftly repealed the decree.
    Kim Tong-Hyung, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • However, the City Council at the time repealed the measure and called it unworkable.
    Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2026
Verb
  • Broiling conditions have severely tested the continent’s infrastructure, with some trains delayed or cancelled as extreme temperatures risk warping the metal tracks.
    Anna Cooban, CNN Money, 10 July 2026
  • During his years in exile, Osip Mandelstam was denied the right to work for any publication or publishing house; translation jobs were cancelled, his writing went unpublished.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026

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“Abrogated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abrogated. Accessed 16 Jul. 2026.

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