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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
According to court documents obtained by KIRO 7 News, Whitney had filed a petition of divorce on Nov. 14, 2022 in Chelan County court and did not cite any concerns for abandonment or neglect of their children.
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Nicole Acosta, People.com, 5 June 2025
Ruck will play Milton’s father Henry Hershey, whose lofty ambitions, but tragic abandonment of his family set the stage for his journey.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 28 May 2025
In this intertwining tale about lust, rage, and abandonment, Alice must find her mysterious hook-up in order to save her humanity.
—Shannon Carlin, Time, 22 May 2025
The abandonment of past constraints like the Conrad Rule has created a loophole, enabling legislators to use reconciliation to enact policies that could harm the nation’s fiscal outlook, simply by demonstrating fiscal impact.
—Doug Criscitello, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
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Nicole Acosta, People.com, 5 June 2025
Ruck will play Milton’s father Henry Hershey, whose lofty ambitions, but tragic abandonment of his family set the stage for his journey.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 28 May 2025
In this intertwining tale about lust, rage, and abandonment, Alice must find her mysterious hook-up in order to save her humanity.
—Shannon Carlin, Time, 22 May 2025
The abandonment of past constraints like the Conrad Rule has created a loophole, enabling legislators to use reconciliation to enact policies that could harm the nation’s fiscal outlook, simply by demonstrating fiscal impact.
—Doug Criscitello, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abandonment
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On the surface, the artist’s swirls, curls and modular shapes hit the eye with playful abandon.—
R. Daniel Foster,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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So Jan duly uses it, replicating himself with carefree abandon.—
Lewis Gordon,
Vulture,
23 May 2025
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This means that hackers are susceptible to infighting, desertion and betrayal, which offers the opportunity for security and law enforcement groups to spread doubt, erode trust and turn threat actors against each other from within the dark web itself.—
Can Yildizli,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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During the Civil War, the crew of a Confederate ship, along with Union soldiers convicted of rape, murder, desertion and other offenses, were imprisoned there.—
Jessica Garrison,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2025
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With their slim leads in both the House and Senate, Republicans can afford just a few defections.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
3 June 2025
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As lawmakers aim to send a bill to Trump by the Fourth of July, those demands could complicate the Senate's calculus for passage -- where Republicans can only afford three defections.—
John Parkinson,
ABC News,
2 June 2025
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As part of the plan, which is expected to go before Congress, funding for science projects would be cut by nearly 50%, including the cancellation of NASA's plans for a Mars Sample Return mission and its involvement in the ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2025
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Kylie Minogue has announced the cancellation of four of her upcoming shows after being struck down with illness.—
Caroline Frost,
Deadline,
14 June 2025
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More than 300 streetlights were improved or added, 40 police cameras were installed, 180 tons of litter and dumping were cleaned up, and 17,688 linear feet of sidewalks were added, among other improvements.—
Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Apr. 2025
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His outreach, captured visually in a handshake with the Chinese leader, came even as Ms. von der Leyen and the leadership of the European Commission, the bloc’s executive branch, continue to demand assurances from Beijing that the dumping would not accelerate.—
Michael D. Shear,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Abandonment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abandonment. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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