as in repeal
the doing away with something by formal action
calls for the abolition of the death penalty
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Recent Examples of abolition
Bolsonaro is accused of attempting to stage a coup, involvement in an armed criminal organization, attempted violent abolition of the democratic rule of law and two counts involving destruction of state property.
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CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
Mary connected her mother’s legacy to public memorialization and to contemporary activists’ fights for police reform and abolition.
—Lashawn Harris
august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
That’s one argument that DeSantis and other Republicans have made for abolition.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 19 Aug. 2025
The abolition of slavery and the development of salt mines marked the beginning of the end of the salt industry on Salt Cay.
—Peter Kelly, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2025
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CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
Mary connected her mother’s legacy to public memorialization and to contemporary activists’ fights for police reform and abolition.
—Lashawn Harris
august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
That’s one argument that DeSantis and other Republicans have made for abolition.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 19 Aug. 2025
The abolition of slavery and the development of salt mines marked the beginning of the end of the salt industry on Salt Cay.
—Peter Kelly, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abolition
Noun
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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
Noun
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Wright notified the researchers of the dissolution a day later.—
Ella Nilsen,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement Demonstrators are demanding the dissolution of parliament, mass resignation of lawmakers, immediate suspension of officials who ordered firing on protesters, and fresh elections.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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And that was the report that recommended the abolishment of the coroner system.—
Katie Hafner,
Scientific American,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Abolition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abolition. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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