abrogated

Definition of abrogatednext
past tense of abrogate

Example Sentences

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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
  • Code Noir became toothless when France abolished slavery in 1848, but no one ever formally struck it from the books.
    ABC News, ABC News, 28 May 2026
  • In his encyclical, Leo recalled that his namesake, Pope Leo XIII, was the first pope to explicitly condemn slavery in 1888, long after many countries had abolished it.
    Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2026
Verb
  • Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas is promising a replacement ordinance for the conversion therapy ban the City Council recently repealed.
    Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 1 June 2026
  • Late last year, New Hampshire repealed its PDAB, which had existed since 2020.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026
Verb
  • The show was cancelled after that season, when Barr posted a tweet comparing Barack Obama's former adviser Valerie Jarrett to an ape.
    Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026
  • The United Kingdom’s Home Office canceled travel permits belonging to Piker, 34, and Turkish-American broadcaster and attorney Cenk Uygur.
    Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 1 June 2026

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“Abrogated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abrogated. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.

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