abolishes

verb

Definition of abolishesnext
present tense third-person singular of abolish
1
as in repeals
to put an end to by formal action the U.S. abolished slavery by constitutional amendment on December 6, 1865

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2
as in eradicates
to destroy all traces of if only there were a way that we could abolish hatred and intolerance

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  1. cancels
  2. destroys
  3. avoids
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  • When their attempt to steal a parade balloon goes up in flames and possibly cancels Christmas, the Bad Guys are forced to play Santa to lift the city's spirits — all in preparation for their big bank robbery.
    Skyler Caruso, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
  • The Go Wild pass automatically renews unless the customer cancels it on their Frontier Airlines profile before the renewal date.
    Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 18 Dec. 2024
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  • By clinging to Newtonian certainty, economics often destroys the opportunity to do something magically creative.
    Eric Markowitz, Big Think, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Other points-counterpoints focus on whether pasteurization also destroys vitamins in milk.
    Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 24 Dec. 2024
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  • The historical fantasy series My Lady Jane offers an alternative scenario where Jane (Emily Bader) avoids that fate with the help of her eventual husband, Lord Guilford Dudley (Edward Bluemel), and humans who can take animal form known as Ethians.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2024
  • This 18-year-old bourbon avoids being overly oaky or tannic, and is even better than last year’s 17-year-old expression.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 23 Dec. 2024
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