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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
Hungary has abolished income tax for mothers under the age of 30.
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Angela Saini, WIRED, 29 Dec. 2024
Billionaire Elon Musk, a close Trump adviser who is leading an effort to curb bureaucracy, has called for abolishing the agency.
—Manya Saini, USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2024
The newer bill, which Trump and Musk supported, would have funded the government through March 14 and extended the country’s debt limit through to Jan. 30, 2027 (Trump has actually called for abolishing the debt ceiling entirely.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 20 Dec. 2024
Tullock’s famous quip comes to mind as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) continues in its ongoing efforts to abolish financial scams that its bureaucrats apparently lack the skills to rid society of on their own.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Angela Saini, WIRED, 29 Dec. 2024
Billionaire Elon Musk, a close Trump adviser who is leading an effort to curb bureaucracy, has called for abolishing the agency.
—Manya Saini, USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2024
The newer bill, which Trump and Musk supported, would have funded the government through March 14 and extended the country’s debt limit through to Jan. 30, 2027 (Trump has actually called for abolishing the debt ceiling entirely.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 20 Dec. 2024
Tullock’s famous quip comes to mind as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) continues in its ongoing efforts to abolish financial scams that its bureaucrats apparently lack the skills to rid society of on their own.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Conflicting Promises Nonetheless, GOP lawmakers from high-tax states such as New York and California have been pushing hard to repeal or at least raise the cap.Howard Gleckman, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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During his first term, President Donald Trump tried several times to repeal the ACA but was unsuccessful.Fritz Farrow, ABC News, 8 Jan. 2025
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Israel then vowed to eradicate Hamas and have since devastated the Palestinian territory.John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
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Killing female deer weakens a herd’s ability to grow, and officials thought that thinning out deer herds was the key to eradicating the disease and preserving wild herd health.Sophie Hartley, Scientific American, 10 Jan. 2025
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Premieres, events, and film and TV productions are being canceled across the city.Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
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Also, an activation event promoting Meta Quest with an appearance by Jane Fonda promoting her new VR fitness series in West Hollywood has been canceled.Katcy Stephan, Variety, 8 Jan. 2025
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Nearby Altadena, a historically largely Black neighborhood, has essentially been erased from the map.Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 15 Jan. 2025
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The odds are that the response will sit in an internal digital memory buffer for a while and not be immediately erased or discarded.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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That came in response to a Supreme Court ruling last year that granted Trump sweeping protections from criminal liability over his role in trying to overturn his 2020 loss to Biden.Chris Megerian, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
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In 2020, Moody supported Trump by backing the Texas v. Pennsylvania lawsuit that aimed to overturn his loss in the presidential election that year.Julia Manchester, The Hill, 16 Jan. 2025
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Some 12,000 structures — buildings and cars — have been destroyed so far, and with them many tons of property of all levels of sentimental meaning.Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Jan. 2025
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This year, however, will be a much more muted affair, as the Palisades and Eaton Fires have destroyed thousands of homes, killed 25 people and forced more than 150,000 residents to evacuate.Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Abolish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abolish. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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