as in to cancel
to put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to)
had to abort the mission to Mars when they lost contact with the satellite
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Recent Examples of abort
Carter authorized a secret military mission to rescue the hostages in April 1980, but it was aborted at the desert staging area; during the withdrawal, eight servicemen were killed when a helicopter crashed into a transport aircraft.
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Scott Kraft, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
Three helicopters developed engine trouble in a remote staging area in the Iranian desert, forcing the mission to be aborted.
—Susan Page, USA TODAY, 29 Dec. 2024
The pilot aborted his first attempt at landing, then after receiving permission from the control tower, tried to land from the opposite direction when the disaster happened, officials said.
—Choe Sang-Hun, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2024
In the process of aborting the plan because of operational difficulties, a U.S. helicopter crashed into a transport plane at the desert staging area, killing eight servicemen.
—Marty Steinberg, CNBC, 29 Dec. 2024
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Scott Kraft, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
Three helicopters developed engine trouble in a remote staging area in the Iranian desert, forcing the mission to be aborted.
—Susan Page, USA TODAY, 29 Dec. 2024
The pilot aborted his first attempt at landing, then after receiving permission from the control tower, tried to land from the opposite direction when the disaster happened, officials said.
—Choe Sang-Hun, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2024
In the process of aborting the plan because of operational difficulties, a U.S. helicopter crashed into a transport plane at the desert staging area, killing eight servicemen.
—Marty Steinberg, CNBC, 29 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abort
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His input as captain goes into the decision to cancel morning skates, to cancel practices.—
Arpon Basu,
The Athletic,
20 Jan. 2025
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SpaceX is developing the Starship system, which could provide a reusable alternative, but moves to cancel SLS — which has been criticized over unsustainable costs and numerous delays and quality control on the part of lead contractor Boeing — will likely face resistance.—
Andrew Jones,
Space.com,
20 Jan. 2025
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Beginning in July 1997, Thailand, Indonesia and South Korea abandoned dollar pegs, sending currencies tumbling.—
William Pesek,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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But after no prime number appeared through = 10, the project was abandoned.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
17 Jan. 2025
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The order particularly directs the Interior Department to reinstate drillings rights there that were revoked under the Biden administration and seeks to review a lease sale there by the Biden administration that ultimately flopped.—
Rachel Frazin,
The Hill,
21 Jan. 2025
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The legal authority to revoke birthright citizenship is a matter of significant debate.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
21 Jan. 2025
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North Carolina’s bill was met with such anger on behalf of the LGBTQ community that some elements were quickly scrapped, and the remainder was left to lapse in 2020.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
22 Jan. 2025
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But when Trump scrapped many of the nation’s climate pledges, it was met with intense backlash.—
Tony Briscoe,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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“Abort.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abort. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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