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as in to repeal
to put an end to by formal action
the U.S. abolished slavery by constitutional amendment on December 6, 1865
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as in to eradicate
to destroy all traces of
if only there were a way that we could abolish hatred and intolerance
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Recent Examples of abolish
Trump cannot unilaterally abolish a federal agency without the approval of Congress.
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Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 22 Feb. 2025
Though the death penalty is abolished in New York, the federal charges put it back on the table as a possible sentence if he is convicted on the federal murder charge.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2025
But the movement has lacked the votes to persuade Congress to simply rescind the statutes and abolish or curtail such agencies.
—Charlie Savage, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
Promises to wall off the Mexican border, abolish Obamacare, largely eliminate the Department of Education, and exclude Muslims from entering the country either went nowhere or achieved only limited success.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
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Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 22 Feb. 2025
Though the death penalty is abolished in New York, the federal charges put it back on the table as a possible sentence if he is convicted on the federal murder charge.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2025
But the movement has lacked the votes to persuade Congress to simply rescind the statutes and abolish or curtail such agencies.
—Charlie Savage, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
Promises to wall off the Mexican border, abolish Obamacare, largely eliminate the Department of Education, and exclude Muslims from entering the country either went nowhere or achieved only limited success.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 19 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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President Donald Trump vowed to eradicate any signs of former President Joe Biden in his Department of Justice on Tuesday night.—
Ross O'Keefe,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
19 Feb. 2025
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Agency supporters told Democratic senators earlier this week that the shutdown — along with other administration steps, including revoking USAID’s lease on its Washington headquarters — was really about eradicating USAID before lawmakers or the courts could stop it.—
Ellen Knickmeyer,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Feb. 2025
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The largest item on its latest list is a $1.9 billion cut at the Treasury Department—except this contract was actually canceled last fall, under the Biden administration, before DOGE even existed, The Times reported.—
Shahar Ziv,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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Nearly seven years after Daredevil was canceled at Netflix, Daredevil: Born Again has risen from the ashes.—
Kirsten Chuba,
The Hollywood Reporter,
25 Feb. 2025
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This year's storms won't erase looming drought worries across the entire southwestern U.S., experts fear.—
Doyle Rice,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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Governor Maura Healey signaled an intent to resist an order from the U.S. Department of Education under the Trump administration threatening to pull federal funding from schools that do not erase any trace of diversity, equity and inclusion policies in a statement Monday.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
18 Feb. 2025
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As of now, there is no case before the Supreme Court directly seeking to overturn Obergefell.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
22 Feb. 2025
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If these repayment plans are overturned, repealed, or fundamentally changed, many federal student loan borrowers will have no choice but to switch to a different, more expensive repayment plan.—
Adam S. Minsky,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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Baldoni countersued, accusing Lively, Reynolds and Sloane of seeking to destroy his career.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
20 Feb. 2025
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Many other belongings from his tomb are believed to have been relocated due to the flooding that destroyed it.—
Francesca Aton for ArtNews,
Robb Report,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Abolish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abolish. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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