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as in cancelling
to put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to)
the company called the furniture store to repeal the order for six new desks
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as in abolishing
to put an end to by formal action
in 1933, Congress passed the 21st Amendment which repealed the Prohibition Amendment of 1919, thus making the sale, distribution, and use of alcohol legal once again
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as in withdrawing
to solemnly or formally reject or go back on (as something formerly adhered to)
if I find that you have been lying about this, I'll instantly repeal every promise I made to you
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Recent Examples of repealing
But there is also potential significant changes on the regulatory landscape, with the FCC mulling relaxing or repealing broadcast ownership rules that could alter the power dynamics in carriage negotiations.
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Ted Johnson, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
Congress deserves credit for repealing several visible EV subsidies.
—Wayne Winegarden, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Groups of students from the University of Havana demanded in June that a price increase on data navigation packages be reversed, a demand that was acknowledged by the government, but without repealing the measure.
—Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2025
His platform includes slashing government bureaucracy, repealing pensions and reducing water costs.
—Veronica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
But that would require Congress repealing the Home Rule Act of 1973, which would likely face major political resistance.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 11 Aug. 2025
For the first time since the start of home rule, Musgrove says, both the House and Senate now have bills aimed at repealing it.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 6 Aug. 2025
Opponents of that tax successfully petitioned to get a referendum repealing it on the ballot in 2007, but voters chose to save the tax by a margin of 70% to 30%.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 6 Aug. 2025
Jason Mercier, vice president and director of research at Mountain State’s Policy Center, told The Center Square in a Friday interview that there’s a reason a wealth tax does not exist in the United States and why other countries are repealing them.
—Carleen Johnson | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Dec. 2024
Ted Johnson, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
Congress deserves credit for repealing several visible EV subsidies.
—Wayne Winegarden, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Groups of students from the University of Havana demanded in June that a price increase on data navigation packages be reversed, a demand that was acknowledged by the government, but without repealing the measure.
—Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2025
His platform includes slashing government bureaucracy, repealing pensions and reducing water costs.
—Veronica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
But that would require Congress repealing the Home Rule Act of 1973, which would likely face major political resistance.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 11 Aug. 2025
For the first time since the start of home rule, Musgrove says, both the House and Senate now have bills aimed at repealing it.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 6 Aug. 2025
Opponents of that tax successfully petitioned to get a referendum repealing it on the ballot in 2007, but voters chose to save the tax by a margin of 70% to 30%.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 6 Aug. 2025
Jason Mercier, vice president and director of research at Mountain State’s Policy Center, told The Center Square in a Friday interview that there’s a reason a wealth tax does not exist in the United States and why other countries are repealing them.
—Carleen Johnson | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for repealing
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Whereas opposition parties favored cutting or abolishing it, the ruling coalition of the LDP and Komeito—concerned that such a move would spook financial markets—instead offered one-time cash payments of roughly $140 per person to defray the cost of living.—
Mireya Solís,
Foreign Affairs,
1 Sep. 2025
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Where it’s offered In 2023, Illinois became the first state to eliminate cash bail when the state Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the law abolishing it.—
Melissa Goldin,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Aug. 2025
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Three surveillance photos included in court documents previously reviewed by McClatchy News show Muchimba wearing USPS clothing while withdrawing cash.—
Julia Marnin,
Miami Herald,
4 Sep. 2025
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By 2008, Americans were withdrawing, and combat deaths were subsiding to their lowest level since the start of the occupation.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
2 Sep. 2025
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The league debuted in 2017 and has mostly continued until 2025, except for canceling the season in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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Headphone Deal With a hefty 71% markdown, the Yamaha YH-E700B are a good budget-conscious option for anyone in need of some wireless noise-cancelling headphones.—
Cierra Cowan,
PC Magazine,
3 Sep. 2025
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Pressure campaigns have even led to traditional media outlets retracting previously positive reviews, further harming book sales and author reputations.—
Kevin Dickinson,
Big Think,
2 Sep. 2025
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APPs excel in positioning patients, opening surgical sites, retracting tissues, and closing incisions.—
Richard Menger MD MPA,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Companies that committed to DEI efforts and made public statements are now pulling back from those policies, editing their websites, disbanding employee resource groups, and quietly abandoning inclusive hiring goals.—
C200,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Importantly, the company is also abandoning its plan to build a competitor to the cellular Starlink service.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
8 Sep. 2025
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Several of President Donald Trump‘s firings of independent agency heads have made their way through the Supreme Court‘s emergency docket, but Tuesday’s ruling in a federal appeals court likely moves the justices closer to overturning a 90-year precedent on the issue.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Sep. 2025
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The bus exited the roadway and struck a ditch before overturning onto the driver’s side.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
30 Aug. 2025
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Even worse, Park and his conservative successors had been bolstered by the very imperial forces from which the South Koreans had hoped to escape, in exchange for renouncing their right to forgive and to hold Japan accountable.—
Eun A Jo,
Foreign Affairs,
23 Nov. 2022
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This latest expulsion followed an earlier Trump order revoking TPS protections granted by Biden in 2023 to another 348,000 Venezuelans, which brings the total number of expulsions of Venezuelan immigrants to more than 600,000.—
Andres Oppenheimer
September 5,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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Clean energy leaders said that revoking the endangerment finding also puts businesses at risk.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Repealing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repealing. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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