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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 and members of his administration have also repeatedly suggested abolishing the agency — though the president did pave the way for FEMA to assist in relief from the Texas floods in July.
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Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Bar owner Dixie Demuth, who successfully led an effort to abolish a local ban on woman bartenders, received the first blue-and-gold marker May 20.
—Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 12 Aug. 2025
Similarly ideological states of the communist variation were mostly either abolished long ago or preserved only in name.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 5 Aug. 2025
Chancellor Elva LeBlanc said Thursday that although faculty associations at TCC’s six campuses will be abolished Sept. 1, faculty will still have a voice and be included in decision-making processes.
—Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Aug. 2025
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Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Bar owner Dixie Demuth, who successfully led an effort to abolish a local ban on woman bartenders, received the first blue-and-gold marker May 20.
—Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 12 Aug. 2025
Similarly ideological states of the communist variation were mostly either abolished long ago or preserved only in name.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 5 Aug. 2025
Chancellor Elva LeBlanc said Thursday that although faculty associations at TCC’s six campuses will be abolished Sept. 1, faculty will still have a voice and be included in decision-making processes.
—Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Aug. 2025
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Another reason this increase might not last for the full 400 years? GOP lawmakers are trying to repeal the law, an effort that could succeed if a Republican replaces Evers as governor and Republicans maintain legislative control.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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His platform includes slashing government bureaucracy, repealing pensions and reducing water costs.—
Veronica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
15 Aug. 2025
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The Department of Justice will continue bringing litigation against sanctuary jurisdictions and work closely with the Department of Homeland Security to eradicate these harmful policies around the country.—
Peter Aitken
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Aug. 2025
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Its nuclear infrastructure is wrecked but by no means wholly eradicated.—
Suzanne Maloney,
Foreign Affairs,
6 Aug. 2025
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Stephan Winkelmann, the CEO of Lamborghini, said customers are demanding piercing V12s and V8s in their garages, forcing him to cancel the company's plan to build all-electric supercars and SUVs.—
Morgan Korn,
ABC News,
24 Aug. 2025
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After the players strike in August 1994 led Selig to cancel the stretch run and postseason, fans rightfully avoided going to ballparks in ’95 and ’96.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Aug. 2025
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The move to erase the sometimes ugly truth about this country’s history?—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
19 Aug. 2025
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This practice of reframing doesn’t erase the problem, sure.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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The Supreme Court on Thursday overturned by a 5-4 decision a lower court order, deciding at least temporarily that the National Institutes of Health does not need to continue paying out approximately $783 million in research grants to projects that the NIH has since stopped funding.—
Nina Totenberg,
NPR,
21 Aug. 2025
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The problem is, one source says, anything overturned by the CRA can never be created again the same way.—
Christine Peterson,
Outdoor Life,
21 Aug. 2025
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For weeks after the house was destroyed, Ms. Monarrez couldn’t sleep.—
Jill Cowan,
New York Times,
19 Aug. 2025
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Large dangerous waves will likely inundate and destroy protective dune structures.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Aug. 2025
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“Abolish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abolish. Accessed 31 Aug. 2025.
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