1
as in to repeal
to put an end to by formal action
the U.S. abolished slavery by constitutional amendment on December 6, 1865
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as in to eradicate
to destroy all traces of
if only there were a way that we could abolish hatred and intolerance
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Recent Examples of abolish
The costs of abolishing imports might then be much bigger than projected.
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Clive Crook, Twin Cities, 29 July 2025
Inheritance tax was abolished in 2005, but the U.S. estate tax rules still apply for American citizens, and U.S. filings could be necessary.
—Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
Indeed, there is a difference between a text that delineates its writer’s spiritual transformation and a truly transformative text, the latter striving to abolish the distance between reader and writer, allowing the skeptic to live in the mind of the believer, at least for a moment, or vice versa.
—Terry Nguyen
july 23, Literary Hub, 23 July 2025
His death sentence was later commuted to life in prison without the possibility of release after the death sentence was abolished in Connecticut.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 16 July 2025
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Clive Crook, Twin Cities, 29 July 2025
Inheritance tax was abolished in 2005, but the U.S. estate tax rules still apply for American citizens, and U.S. filings could be necessary.
—Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
Indeed, there is a difference between a text that delineates its writer’s spiritual transformation and a truly transformative text, the latter striving to abolish the distance between reader and writer, allowing the skeptic to live in the mind of the believer, at least for a moment, or vice versa.
—Terry Nguyen
july 23, Literary Hub, 23 July 2025
His death sentence was later commuted to life in prison without the possibility of release after the death sentence was abolished in Connecticut.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 16 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abolish
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Unlike the Biden administration, Trump officials have not fought in the courts to preserve SAVE, and recently, Congress repealed the plan altogether.—
Annie Nova,
CNBC,
1 Aug. 2025
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On day one of his second term, President Trump repealed sanctions on 30 Israeli settlers and settler organizations accused of engaging in violence in the West Bank.—
Bay City News,
Mercury News,
31 July 2025
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Screwworms were eradicated in the U.S. in the 1960s, but have been know to reemerge occasionally.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 July 2025
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Israel retaliated and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to eradicate Hamas.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 July 2025
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Timberlake has had to cancel multiple dates on the tour.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
31 July 2025
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Eleven months ago, Queens of the Stone Age cancelled all the remaining dates on their 2024 tour to allow singer Josh Homme to focus on his health.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
31 July 2025
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Nothing Astronomer could have said or done would've erased the incident.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
26 July 2025
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Intel’s stock jumped early in 2025 as optimism built around new leadership, but shares fell over 9% after Thursday’s Q2 earnings and layoff announcement, threatening to erase most yearly gains.—
Ashley Lutz,
Fortune,
25 July 2025
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Later that year, under pressure from the restaurant lobby, the D.C. Council overturned it.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
28 July 2025
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District Court Judge Beryl A. Howell overturned those actions in May, concluding that Trump was outside his authority in firing the board and its acting president and that, therefore, all subsequent actions were also moot.—
GARY FIELDS,
Arkansas Online,
27 July 2025
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In return, he was allowed to effectively destroy a nature site of great conservation value.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
26 July 2025
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Initially used for reconnaissance, drones now execute precision strikes, destroy armored vehicles, and provide real-time battlefield intelligence.—
Sophie Clark,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 July 2025
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“Abolish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abolish. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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