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Recent Examples of abolish New York State, where Mangione is charged, abolished the death penalty in 2007, according to the Death Penalty Information Center, a not-for-profit organization based in D.C. Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2025 In January, Republican congressman Jefferson Van Drew of New Jersey introduced a federal bill to abolish the use of prior authorization altogether. Lauren Sausser | Kff Health News, ABC News, 31 Mar. 2025 Actually abolishing the department will require action from Congress, but the effort could have major implications for everything from universities’ federal funding to college students applying for loans to pay for their education. The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2025 Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves (R.) has signed legislation to abolish the state’s income tax. Douglas Carswell, National Review, 2 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for abolish
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abolish
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  • The program also receives about 5% of its revenue from interest generated by its trust funds and about 4% of its revenue from the tax that Trump wants to repeal.
    Dennis W. Jansen, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2025
  • The Maryland Freedom Caucus has repeatedly called these initiatives unworkable and asked to repeal these devastating mandates.
    Ryan Nawrocki, Baltimore Sun, 13 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • What to know to recognize the symptoms How to get rid of acid reflux In most cases, acid reflux can actually be eradicated for good.
    Hannah Yasharoff, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
  • Ease of use The goal of a fruit fly trap is to easily and quickly eradicate your population of fruit flies.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • For under $100, these are an incredible bargain for such high-quality noise cancelling earbuds.
    Cierra Cowan, PC Magazine, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Several offshore wind farms planned along the Northeast were canceled in recent years as costs rose due to inflation and supply chain problems during the pandemic.
    Erin Baker, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2025
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  • Still, the Biden administration erased student loan debt for more than 5 million borrowers through other forgiveness programs.
    Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2025
  • While the Yankees made two errors in the game, a pickoff play between Fried and Jazz Chisholm Jr. at second base erased a two-base mistake from Oswaldo Cabrera in the fourth.
    Gary Phillips, Hartford Courant, 20 Apr. 2025
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  • The decision overturned a lower court ruling that had required their reinstatement, supporting Trump's efforts to downsize the federal workforce.
    Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Apr. 2025
  • He was released after a court overturned his 40-year sentence for the kidnapping and killing of Camarena.
    Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
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  • More than half a dozen tornadoes have been confirmed, including one in Marshall County, Oklahoma, that left two homes completely destroyed and damaged about 20 others.
    Christopher Cann, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
  • The war has destroyed vast parts of Gaza and most of its food production capabilities.
    Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2025

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“Abolish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abolish. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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