abrogated

past tense of abrogate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for abrogated
Verb
  • Complicating matters for all the island’s inhabitants, in January 1793 the French revolutionaries, who had abolished the monarchy to create a republic, executed King Louis XVI and then declared war on Great Britain and Spain.
    Marlene L. Daut September 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Two years later, the monarchy was abolished, and Nepal, the world’s sole Hindu kingdom, proclaimed itself a secular republic.
    Kapil Komireddi, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In 2019, the Legislature repealed the certificate of need process.
    Jim Saunders, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Glendale repealed rules banning panhandling and restricting pedestrians from stopping in roadways or medians after a lawsuit was filed to challenge the ordinances.
    Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The final stage of a major bike race was canceled earlier this month after several large pro-Palestinian demonstrations disrupted the event, in protest of the Israel-Premier Tech team’s participation.
    Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025
  • The incident comes just days after Young cancelled a New Jersey performance that had been scheduled for Friday.
    Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Sep. 2025
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“Abrogated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abrogated. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.

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