as in to abolish
to put an end to by formal action
the U.S. Congress can abrogate old treaties that are unfair to Native Americans
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Recent Examples of abrogate
Fine, but a mandate does not abrogate the need to let the process work.
— Mark McDonald, Chicago
Celebration by other nations
Listen.
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Chicago Tribune, 22 Nov. 2024
In the face of intense opposition, the government fell the following February and soon the agreement was abrogated.
—Ben Wedeman, CNN, 29 Sep. 2024
That describes the approach Bush took in her effort to compel Joe Biden to abrogate the rights of America’s property owners in 2021.
—The Editors, National Review, 8 Aug. 2024
The right has just undermined women’s rights by abrogating Roe v. Wade, causing havoc for women’s reproductive health care and bodily autonomy all across the country.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 10 May 2024
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Chicago Tribune, 22 Nov. 2024
In the face of intense opposition, the government fell the following February and soon the agreement was abrogated.
—Ben Wedeman, CNN, 29 Sep. 2024
That describes the approach Bush took in her effort to compel Joe Biden to abrogate the rights of America’s property owners in 2021.
—The Editors, National Review, 8 Aug. 2024
The right has just undermined women’s rights by abrogating Roe v. Wade, causing havoc for women’s reproductive health care and bodily autonomy all across the country.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 10 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abrogate
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Meanwhile, the current administration under President Trump has moved to abolish federal DEI programs.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
28 Feb. 2025
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That was weeks after the end of the U.S. Civil War but months before the 13th Amendment abolished slavery nationwide.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
26 Feb. 2025
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Democrats see the Medicaid cuts that are likely to be included in whatever legislation House Republicans put together as a salient line of political attack, akin to their efforts to campaign in 2018 on the GOP efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act.—
Compiled by Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports,
arkansasonline.com,
26 Feb. 2025
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The resolution would unlock a mega-reconciliation bill to bolster oil and gas drilling and repeal IRA programs.—
Nick Sobczyk,
Axios,
25 Feb. 2025
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First, the Eye network canceled the FBI spinoffs FBI: Most Wanted and FBI: International.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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South Korean law allows prosecutors to continue to hold a suspect while pursuing an appeal, even after the suspect's arrest is canceled by a court.—
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arkansasonline.com,
9 Mar. 2025
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“Abrogate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abrogate. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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