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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
Many members of the party oppose the policies, and have pushed in recent years to abolish the initiative process entirely.
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Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 7 Feb. 2025
By the time the Theatres Act of 1968 abolished the censorship of plays, social attitudes were changing.
—Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2025
But McCaskey reportedly prevailed in having the group abolished when its contract expired after the 1985 season.
—Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2025
The president, however, doesn’t have the authority to abolish the agency by executive order.
—Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2025
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Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 7 Feb. 2025
By the time the Theatres Act of 1968 abolished the censorship of plays, social attitudes were changing.
—Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2025
But McCaskey reportedly prevailed in having the group abolished when its contract expired after the 1985 season.
—Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2025
The president, however, doesn’t have the authority to abolish the agency by executive order.
—Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2025
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In his first weeks in office, Trump has accelerated this process, issuing unconstitutional executive orders and directives purporting to repeal birthright citizenship and directing OMB to freeze funding for thousands of federal programs in violation of an act of Congress.—
Lawrence Norden,
TIME,
12 Feb. 2025
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Under the Congressional Review Act, each regulation can be repealed one by one with a simple majority vote in each chamber and the signature of the president.—
David Sivak,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
12 Feb. 2025
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Prions behave differently than viruses and bacteria and are virtually impossible to eradicate.—
Jim Robbin,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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However, the longer the marathon, the more the runners’ energy reserves are drained, making reaching the finish line – eradicating cancer, say – increasingly difficult.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
4 Feb. 2025
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As part of a broader immigration crackdown, his administration quickly canceled all appointments people had made through a U.S. government app.—
Julie Watson,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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Thousands of artists have called on Christie’s to cancel an upcoming auction of art made by artificial intelligence.—
George Nelson,
ARTnews.com,
11 Feb. 2025
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Those odds dropped slowly with each game Ovechkin missed due to a fractured left fibula until all progress from his hot streak was erased.—
Dom Luszczyszyn,
The Athletic,
7 Feb. 2025
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That’s surrender — to the idea that this is a zero-sum war where one side must be erased for the other to survive.—
Hen Mazzig,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Feb. 2025
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The conflict over the Colorado River in many ways resembles California’s internal conflict, including an uncertainty over whether governments can overturn or ignore water rights stretching back to the 19th century.—
Dan Walters,
The Mercury News,
9 Feb. 2025
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Speaker Adams said the City Council was exploring its options in overturning the City Hall's advice.—
Dan Gooding,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
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The storm destroyed every structure on the island, wiping out the concert stage, tiki bar, giant slide and food truck.—
Gabrielle Calise Tampa Bay Times (TNS),
arkansasonline.com,
8 Feb. 2025
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The Eaton fire happened on Jan. 7 and Allen’s house was destroyed, along with that of his assistant.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2025
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“Abolish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abolish. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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