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as in abandon
carefree freedom from constraint
sang at the top of her lungs with complete abandonment in the shower
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as in desertion
the act of abandoning
the law says abandonment by the owner of any building for more than a year entitles the city to sell it
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as in cancelation
the act of putting an end to something planned or previously agreed to
the park commissioner cited cost considerations as the main reason for the project's abandonment
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Recent Examples of abandonment
Oversight today occupies a space of liminality — the threshold between legitimacy and irrelevance, between promise and abandonment.
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Hansel Alejandro Aguilar, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
Staples, played in the movie by Emily Blunt, was a recovering alcoholic, and the couple’s fraught journeys with sobriety led to feelings of abandonment and bitterness.
—Rory Doherty, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
The author means this in the larger sense of abandonment—of a parent, of a friend, or even of a boss.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2025
Public shelters and private rescues across Southern California are seeing an increase in large dog abandonment and owner requests for assistance.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 30 Aug. 2025
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Hansel Alejandro Aguilar, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
Staples, played in the movie by Emily Blunt, was a recovering alcoholic, and the couple’s fraught journeys with sobriety led to feelings of abandonment and bitterness.
—Rory Doherty, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
The author means this in the larger sense of abandonment—of a parent, of a friend, or even of a boss.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2025
Public shelters and private rescues across Southern California are seeing an increase in large dog abandonment and owner requests for assistance.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 30 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abandonment
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Singer Brendan Yates’ intensity — at one point leaping with abandon, at another frenetically thrusting — is what makes Turnstile cook.—
Daniel Kohn,
Rolling Stone,
16 Sep. 2025
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Learn when disengagement protects rather than abandons.—
Mark Murphy,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Mobilization has stalled, with brigades undermanned, and desertion in the ranks is a mounting problem.—
Joshua Yaffa,
New Yorker,
22 Aug. 2025
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Desperate appeals to Putin In common with many armies, Russia does not talk publicly about desertion in the ranks.—
Andrew Carey,
CNN Money,
28 July 2025
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The naturalness bias is deeply ingrained in Kennedy’s MAHA campaign, which aims to improve public health by returning to a more natural lifestyle.—
Yasmin Tayag,
The Atlantic,
11 Aug. 2025
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Losing Hyperliquid’s billions would erase up to 10% of its revenue overnight, exposing its dependence on interest income and underscoring its vulnerability to client defection.—
Tomer Niv,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Quizzed about a potential defection at the press conference, Payne shutdown the rumors.—
Nada Aboul Kheir,
Deadline,
6 Sep. 2025
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The pocket rescission, therefore, flips the default control over cancellation of spending from the legislature to the executive.—
Kevin R. Kosar,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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Despite the cancellation, the Royal Air Force's Red Arrows aerobatic team is still expected to perform a flyover later today, maintaining a key element of the ceremonial tribute.—
Amanda Castro
Hannah Parry
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Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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With the original Toxic Avenger creator’s blessing, Macon Blair has brought the cult franchise back from its noxious cinematic dumping grounds.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
7 Sep. 2025
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Factories throughout the 19th and 20th centuries used the creek as a sewer and dumping ground.—
Scott Wartman,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
5 Sep. 2025
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The repeal of Prohibition in 1933 did not immediately solve the industry's problems, as distillers needed years to age new whiskey.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
16 Sep. 2025
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Florida Republican lawmakers have been pushing for the repeal of a gun safety law passed after the Parkland massacre in 2018.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Abandonment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abandonment. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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