as in to cancel
to put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to)
had to abort the mission to Mars when they lost contact with the satellite
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Recent Examples of abort
The leader of an international pro-life organization lauded the Nativity scene set up by the Vatican that highlighted the more than 25,000 babies who were not aborted this year thanks to the group's outreach initiatives.
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Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 17 Dec. 2025
Amazingly, Figgis also has access to footage of Coppola’s earlier, aborted attempts to make Megalopolis, featuring Robert De Niro, Uma Thurman, Billy Crudup, Ryan Gosling, and Virginia Madsen — which just serves to highlight the ever-changing, fever-dream-like quality of the ultimate project.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
An investigation by the Spanish outlet La Marea uncovered contracts that restricted women’s movements during pregnancy, including clauses prohibiting travel abroad or aborting the fetus.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Nov. 2025
In the event that an operator aborts an interception, the drone will fly back to base ready to be used again — a potential major cost-saver.
—Alex Holmes, NBC news, 12 Nov. 2025
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Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 17 Dec. 2025
Amazingly, Figgis also has access to footage of Coppola’s earlier, aborted attempts to make Megalopolis, featuring Robert De Niro, Uma Thurman, Billy Crudup, Ryan Gosling, and Virginia Madsen — which just serves to highlight the ever-changing, fever-dream-like quality of the ultimate project.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
An investigation by the Spanish outlet La Marea uncovered contracts that restricted women’s movements during pregnancy, including clauses prohibiting travel abroad or aborting the fetus.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Nov. 2025
In the event that an operator aborts an interception, the drone will fly back to base ready to be used again — a potential major cost-saver.
—Alex Holmes, NBC news, 12 Nov. 2025
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That band faces a similar situation as Mariachi Joya Azteca, with at least two major events canceled in 2025.—
Juan Cordoba,
Arkansas Online,
12 Jan. 2026
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The Anker 737 Power Bank keeps multiple devices running and charging, from your phone to your noise-canceling headphones, without weighing down your bag.—
Claire Gallam,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Jan. 2026
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Japan embarked on the path to policy normalization in March 2024, abandoning the world's last negative interest rate regime, and has stressed on raising rates subject to a virtuous cycle of growth in wages and prices.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
23 Jan. 2026
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The cards were left in several cars abandoned after their occupants were arrested by ICE agents earlier this week in Eagle County, during what Sánchez described as fake traffic stops.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
23 Jan. 2026
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While multiple sources familiar with the holiday events deny online rumors that Mar-a-Lago threatened to revoke the memberships of guests who took photos of Barron over the holidays, insiders tell PEOPLE that there's an unspoken rule about how to treat the most private member of the first family.—
Linda Marx,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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Colbert was sentenced to 25 years in prison in Orleans Parish in May, after a judge revoked her probation in a similar but unrelated case.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
7 Jan. 2026
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Nearly two decades later, it was officially scrapped on January 23, 2026, following the completion of a $1 billion technology upgrade.—
Connor Sturges,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Jan. 2026
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The return game was scheduled for GCU the following November, then scrapped when the NCAA moved back the start of the college basketball season because of the pandemic.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Abort.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abort. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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