1
as in repeals
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 eradicates
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 abolishes
Instead, this measure abolishes them.
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Jon Coupal, Oc Register, 31 Aug. 2025
The Iranian parliament has just approved a law that abolishes prison sentences for those who had to leave Iran illegally.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2025
Jon Coupal, Oc Register, 31 Aug. 2025
The Iranian parliament has just approved a law that abolishes prison sentences for those who had to leave Iran illegally.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abolishes
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The House spending bill would use that power as a cudgel, halting congressional approval of FASB’s budget (see page 108) until the accounting agency repeals its new disclosure rules.—
Howard Gleckman,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Bonacini wants gold — a sterilizing cure that eradicates every trace of the virus and cannot return.—
Jia H. Jung,
Mercury News,
1 Sep. 2025
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After her family cancels holiday plans at the last minute, Nell decides to spend the week of Christmas having fun on her own!—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 Sep. 2025
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency cancels National Fire Training Academy classes.—
Domenico Montanaro,
NPR,
14 Mar. 2025
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Reducing Zarutska’s cruel and untimely death to racist memes also erases the role that mental health — something that Republicans are happy to bring up whenever a white mass shooter guns down Americans in cold blood — likely played in the ghastly crime.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
8 Sep. 2025
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Something that erases any evidence of itself?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Sep. 2025
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The new work overturns that picture.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Sep. 2025
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The decision overturns a ruling by a lower-court judge in 2023 who had declared the law unconstitutional after previously blocking it from taking effect in 2021.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
13 Aug. 2025
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Jake and Vince have an unbreakable bond that destroys everyone and everything, but as Law points out, their issues are rooted in their early family life.—
Dana Feldman,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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This final betrayal will be his undoing, as the enraged creature, doomed to live without connection, care, or love, finally snaps and destroys everything Victor holds dear.—
Thomas Page McBee,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Despite his confrontational reputation, Biglari notably avoids media coverage and has not in recent years participated in interviews.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
18 Sep. 2025
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Bader’s formulation avoids this problem by using ascorbyl glucoside, a water-soluble derivative that stays intact in the bottle, then converts into active Vitamin C once absorbed.—
Adam Hurly,
Robb Report,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Abolishes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abolishes. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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