1
as in reduction
something that is or may be subtracted
entitled to a tax abatement for child care expenses
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2
as in decrease
the amount by which something is lessened
there's been a significant abatement in noise from the floor above since the upstairs neighbors installed carpets
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as in abolition
the doing away with something by formal action
sought an abatement of the court proceeding on the grounds that the plaintiff had no legal standing in the case
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Recent Examples of abatement
There's also a first-time penalty abatement option for taxpayers with a clean compliance history, even if the mistake was avoidable.
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Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
Rehabilitating a house can take on many different forms, Pfeifer said, like replacing aging kitchen appliances, lead and asbestos abatement, radon mitigation or adding on a bedroom.
—Mars King, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2026
The city and Indy Economic Development, the nonprofit tasked with working with developers on economic incentive agreements, supported the abatement.
—Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 5 Feb. 2026
For Lincolnwood homeowners who notice signs of rats in their yard – burrowing, droppings or dirt mounds – the village will help with abatement as part of a special program offered free of charge, officials announced.
—Jessi Virtusio, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
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Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
Rehabilitating a house can take on many different forms, Pfeifer said, like replacing aging kitchen appliances, lead and asbestos abatement, radon mitigation or adding on a bedroom.
—Mars King, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2026
The city and Indy Economic Development, the nonprofit tasked with working with developers on economic incentive agreements, supported the abatement.
—Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 5 Feb. 2026
For Lincolnwood homeowners who notice signs of rats in their yard – burrowing, droppings or dirt mounds – the village will help with abatement as part of a special program offered free of charge, officials announced.
—Jessi Virtusio, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abatement
Noun
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Most executive conversations about AI focus on risk, regulation, or cost reduction.—
David Heacock,
Fortune,
8 Feb. 2026
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Improvements like reduction in poverty and crime come when households are stable and not deprived of basic necessities.—
Mansoor Shams,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Feb. 2026
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Bass and her campaign team have sought to highlight a list of accomplishments, including a steady decrease in homicides, a drop in street homelessness and her efforts to accelerate the construction of affordable housing.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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This was a decrease from a 2023 assessment.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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In 1986, during a summit meeting in Iceland, Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev and President Ronald Reagan surprised their staffs as well as the world by pledging the abolition of all nuclear weapons.—
Arthur I. Cyr,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Feb. 2026
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In the past year, their silence broken by the abolition of the police force, residents have started trading stories.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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However, the structure of these tax breaks, particularly changes to the state and local tax (SALT) deduction caps, suggests that middle- and higher-income households will reap most of the benefits.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
5 Feb. 2026
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Players began playing Mafia, a deduction game in which two groups compete against each other.—
Matt Murschel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Feb. 2026
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Axios ran these numbers, and calculated the decline in wages as a share of gross domestic income adding up to $12,000; as in, that’s how much less per year the average American is bringing home as a result of this dynamic.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
11 Feb. 2026
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Pacific Islander students and American Indian students were the only two student groups out of 11 total who saw a decline in this metric in the same period.—
Lina Ruiz,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Feb. 2026
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As grounds for the permit’s repeal, the city must show that Homeland Security has violated terms of its land-use agreement.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Feb. 2026
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An exception is usually made for Budweiser, because the iconic Clydesdales the beer company has been working with since the repeal of Prohibition (seriously) are stars in their own right.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Feb. 2026
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Fill in any deeper scratches or dents with a wax wood repair kit to match.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
13 Feb. 2026
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The tariffs helped put a dent in the pace of the budget deficit.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
11 Feb. 2026
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But gold prices have been extraordinary volatile, smashing through record highs before posting their biggest single-day drop on record last month.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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Sharp drops hit Wall Street on Thursday as technology stocks fell and bitcoin plunged again to roughly half its record price set last fall.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Abatement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abatement. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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