as in canceled
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 aborted
The flight reportedly aborted its takeoff due to two of the tires on its landing gear blowing out on the runway, according to local outlets KDVR, 9 News and Denver 7.
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Natalia Senanayake,
PEOPLE,
19 June 2026
After Drew pulled out, the plan was aborted.
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Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
4 June 2026
This work kept the first moon landing from being aborted, even though the onboard computer was overloaded.
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Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
12 May 2026
After the victim was struck, pilots aborted the plane's takeoff and smoke began filling the cabin.
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Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for aborted
Natalia Senanayake,
PEOPLE,
19 June 2026
After Drew pulled out, the plan was aborted.
—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
4 June 2026
This work kept the first moon landing from being aborted, even though the onboard computer was overloaded.
—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
12 May 2026
After the victim was struck, pilots aborted the plane's takeoff and smoke began filling the cabin.
—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aborted
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Parades, concerts and fireworks shows were canceled or delayed in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and Delaware for July 3 and 4.
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Philadelphia canceled its Wawa Welcome America parade, Washington’s Great American State Fair temporarily closed Friday afternoon, and other celebrations have delayed public entry to reduce exposure during the hottest hours.
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Saipov, who had rented a truck and planned to target a Manhattan parade, found the route blocked by these barriers and abandoned that plan.
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They are being abandoned not just by Thomson but by large segments of their original audience.
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On the sixth day of France’s heat wave, when temperatures reached record highs, shoppers scrapped over box fans, and Americans and Europeans beefed on X, a neighbor in our apartment building near Paris finally broke down and texted me.
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Alas, Vanilla Ice played for no one Friday after weather scrapped his Freedom 250 concert just two hours before his performance.
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In North Carolina, permits are immediately revoked if a restaurant scores below 70%.
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Ask how the agent acting on your behalf is cryptographically identified as well as how quickly a compromised credential can be revoked without affecting the rest of the system.
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