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Recent Examples of repeal
Verb
Trump has vowed to repeal that law. Howard Gleckman, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025 Mollie Lair, a spokesperson for the city, told The Enquirer city officials had not repealed the sanctuary city resolution or taken any actions to be removed from the list. Victoria Moorwood, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Aug. 2025
Noun
The lawsuit argues that Congress’s repeal of most taxes on certain regulated weapons stripped the government of its constitutional authority to require their registration. Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 12 Aug. 2025 In the agency’s announcement, EPA justifies the repeal by citing the severe economic burdens of its existing rules, including over $1 trillion in compliance costs. James Broughel, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for repeal
Recent Examples of Synonyms for repeal
Verb
  • In the last few years, Beyoncé, Pink, and Noah Kahan, among others, have had concerts canceled or delayed by extreme lightning, rain, or wildfire smoke.
    David Browne, Rolling Stone, 6 Sep. 2025
  • On social media, Marquette announced that all athletic events for the weekend would be canceled, and a special mass for the school community was held on Saturday afternoon.
    Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Chinese leader, who assumed the presidency in 2013, abolished term limits in 2018.
    Evelyn Cheng,Anniek Bao, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Bolsonaro and his allies are facing charges of leading an armed criminal organization, attempting to abolish Brazil’s democratic order by force, plotting a coup d’état, and committing violent acts against state institutions.
    Julia Vargas Jones, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Details of Russia’s offer on Donetsk are not public, but Russia is reportedly offering to freeze the frontline positions at Zhaporzhzhia and Kherson, and withdraw from territory in Sumy, Kharkiv and Dnipropetrovsk regions, in exchange for Ukraine handing over the rest of the Donbas.
    Laura Kelly, The Hill, 28 Aug. 2025
  • After reading West’s Forbes article, the husband and wife withdrew from their retirement fund, used a portion of their savings, and borrowed money from their adult son to invest $150,000 in a home West was flipping in August 2010.
    Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Mary connected her mother’s legacy to public memorialization and to contemporary activists’ fights for police reform and abolition.
    LaShawn Harris August 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
  • But the lack of funding alternatives has fueled effective messaging campaigns about the void that abolition would leave.
    David Weigel, semafor.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Needless to say, progressive Democrats did not respond to those companies’ overtures by abandoning Trader Joe’s and prosecco to guzzle Buds at Wally World.
    Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The Commission was also unimpressed by Jackson continuing to promote SPIS’ data around the location on the pitch and timing of Paqueta’s bookings during the game during cross-examination, despite the fact that the FA had abandoned this evidence.
    Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Giuliani was disbarred in 2024 from practicing law in the state of New York and Washington, DC over his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results.
    Joey Garrison, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
  • While one vehicle crashed into a wall, another subsequently overturned, the MSS said in an earlier statement.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 1 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Once at the top or bottom, the Marswalker retracts the bracers and opens its doors again so that the S2 can be on its way while the Marswalker waits for the return trip.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Similarly, although an extensive Danish study showed no link between aluminum in vaccines and ASD, Kennedy demanded that the Annals of Internal Medicine, a prestigious medical journal, retract the study.
    Judy Stone, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The decision also underscores the risks of vocal injury for artists performing demanding live shows night after night, a reality discussed in coverage of other recent touring cancellations.
    Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Neville said he's noticed many boutique and family-run hotels, especially in high-demand spots like Dubrovnik, Prague, and Santorini, booking out earlier than ever, requiring full deposits up front, and enforcing strict cancellation policies.
    Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025

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