as in abolished
to put an end to by formal action
the U.S. Congress can abrogate old treaties that are unfair to Native Americans
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Recent Examples of abrogated
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.
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Douglas M. Charles, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
Douglas M. Charles, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abrogated
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However, when your organization was founded less than 45 years after slavery was abolished, when Black women were still being forced to be wet nurses to the very children of those who oppressed them and lynching was a common occurrence below the Mason-Dixon Line?—
Essence,
Essence,
3 Oct. 2025
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The polissyster title was abolished in 1954, and women police officers were officially recognized under the same title as their male counterparts.—
Isadora Wandermurem,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
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The act was not repealed until 1943.—
Everett Eaton,
jsonline.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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It must be struck down or repealed.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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The Marine Corps was alerted and canceled the firing of additional live ordnance over the highway.—
Susannah Cullinane,
CNN Money,
20 Oct. 2025
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That shouldn't have been canceled.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Abrogated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abrogated. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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