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
After months of planning, the SBU was forced to abort the mission and bring its drones back to shore.
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Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2026
There is an instinct to abort mission.
—Hazlitt, 17 Feb. 2026
The plane was reportedly traveling at 103 mph when it was instructed to abort the takeoff, according to local outlet KSAT.
—Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
Pilots on the Mesa Airlines flight decided that the separation between their craft and the one taking off was insufficient and initiated a go-around, in which a landing is aborted.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
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Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2026
There is an instinct to abort mission.
—Hazlitt, 17 Feb. 2026
The plane was reportedly traveling at 103 mph when it was instructed to abort the takeoff, according to local outlet KSAT.
—Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
Pilots on the Mesa Airlines flight decided that the separation between their craft and the one taking off was insufficient and initiated a go-around, in which a landing is aborted.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for abort
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abort
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Numerous artists have canceled performances and attendance has dropped off.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 Mar. 2026
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As of the afternoon of March 15, 2,632 flights within, into, or out of the United States were delayed, and 1,678 were canceled, according to FlightAware.—
Rachel Barber,
USA Today,
15 Mar. 2026
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Uncompensated seizure under the land-expropriation law can only be pursued under narrow circumstances—when land is unused or has been abandoned, for example—and the program seemingly has yet to seize any property.—
Boyce Upholt,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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Richard Grenell, the longtime Republican foreign policy adviser who oversaw changes at the Kennedy Center that prompted many artists to abandon the iconic performing arts venue, will step down as the institution's president.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Mar. 2026
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Court records show the judge also revoked her driver's license and ordered her to pay $10,000 in restitution, not have contact with the victim's family, complete 200 hours of community service and wear a curfew tether for 90 days.—
Nick Lentz,
CBS News,
15 Mar. 2026
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According to state law, permits are immediately revoked if a restaurant receives a score of less than 70%.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Mar. 2026
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Some of those proposals have fallen by the wayside for this election cycle, others are being reconsidered, and some have been scrapped altogether, such as a fee on short-term vacation rentals in the city.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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Axed from an earlier version of the bill was a provision that would have scrapped recounts in close elections and implemented a new system of auditing elections.—
Anthony Man,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Abort.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abort. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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