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as in abandon
carefree freedom from constraint
sang at the top of her lungs with complete abandonment in the shower
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as in desertion
the act of abandoning
the law says abandonment by the owner of any building for more than a year entitles the city to sell it
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as in cancelation
the act of putting an end to something planned or previously agreed to
the park commissioner cited cost considerations as the main reason for the project's abandonment
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Recent Examples of abandonment
The relationship of Julian and his dad Ed becomes the throughline of Sugarcane, as father and son take steps to heal – Ed from an inheritance of shame and guilt passed down from his mother, and Julian from abandonment by his father as a child.
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 29 Dec. 2024
The abandonment of virtually all antitrust actions is another.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 15 Dec. 2024
The abandonment of action on climate change could have catastrophic consequences as the planet careens past a tipping point.
—Ben Rhodes, Foreign Affairs, 13 Dec. 2024
If the individual is found, they could be charged with animal abandonment, a misdemeanor in California.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 29 Dec. 2024
The abandonment of virtually all antitrust actions is another.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 15 Dec. 2024
The abandonment of action on climate change could have catastrophic consequences as the planet careens past a tipping point.
—Ben Rhodes, Foreign Affairs, 13 Dec. 2024
If the individual is found, they could be charged with animal abandonment, a misdemeanor in California.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abandonment
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Is this the sound of happy abandon, or of the morning after?Mitch Therieau, The New Yorker, 27 Dec. 2024
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The unrestrained energy and overloaded abandon of Wolfe’s prose is inconceivable without the immediate precedent of Kerouac.Geoff Dyer, Harper's Magazine, 2 Sep. 2024
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The State Bureau of Investigation opened a criminal case in December regarding the management of the brigade, which has experienced high levels of desertion and issues related to staffing and management.Marc Santora, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
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The army of the Austro-Hungarian Empire unraveled during World War I as repressed Magyar and Slavic soldiers chose desertion over duty, fleeing the battlefield.Jason Lyall, Foreign Affairs, 22 July 2022
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The chamber is set to have a roughly two-vote majority when the package is voted on, meaning just a handful of GOP defections could sink the entire initiative.Andrew Solender, Axios, 8 Jan. 2025
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However successful the cost cutting was, X’s market value has now dropped to $9.4 Billion (according to Fidelity Investments) versus the $44 Billion Musk paid for it, due to dissatisfaction with its policies and performance and defections of advertisers and users to other social media platforms.Jerrold Lundquist, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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The Playhouse’s cancellations are among many throughout L.A.’s live performance scene.Ashley Lee, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
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The premiere’s cancellation appears to be the first major New York City event no longer taking place because of the L.A. fires.Marc Malkin, Variety, 9 Jan. 2025
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Is the measurement and dumping of spices into a dish even five percent of the overall challenge?Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 11 Jan. 2025
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Unregulated dumping, wire burning, and the lack of safety equipment don’t meet Western environmental and labor standards.Vince Beiser, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
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“Abandonment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abandonment. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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