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
After the mission was aborted, a helicopter collided with a transport aircraft, killing eight servicemen.
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Jonathan Alter, TIME, 29 Dec. 2024
Alaska Airlines Flight 369, a Boeing 737 Max 9 plane carrying 176 passengers and six crew, applied the brakes and aborted takeoff to prevent an accident with the Southwest Airlines plane.
—Craig Shoup, The Tennessean, 10 Oct. 2024
During Starship's last test flight in November, the maneuver was aborted.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
An aircraft aborted takeoff at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) on Friday morning, with passengers using emergency slides to deboard, according to a statement the airport posted online, which noted that four passengers reported minor injuries.
—Alex Nitzberg, Fox News, 10 Jan. 2025
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Jonathan Alter, TIME, 29 Dec. 2024
Alaska Airlines Flight 369, a Boeing 737 Max 9 plane carrying 176 passengers and six crew, applied the brakes and aborted takeoff to prevent an accident with the Southwest Airlines plane.
—Craig Shoup, The Tennessean, 10 Oct. 2024
During Starship's last test flight in November, the maneuver was aborted.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
An aircraft aborted takeoff at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) on Friday morning, with passengers using emergency slides to deboard, according to a statement the airport posted online, which noted that four passengers reported minor injuries.
—Alex Nitzberg, Fox News, 10 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abort
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During the 2020 presidential campaign, Biden had promised to cancel $10,000 in federal student loan debt for most borrowers.—
Adam S. Minsky,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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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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The emaciated bulldog — just 23 pounds with his ribs visible — had been stuffed inside the bag and abandoned along an Iowa roadway, according to the Des Moines Police Department.—
Mike Stunson,
Kansas City Star,
29 Jan. 2025
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Petey the Cat abandons Lil Petey on the street, and Grampa Petey is condescending and steals from his son.—
Lynnette Nicholas,
Parents,
29 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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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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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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After Jean Smart posted on Instagram that Hollywood needs to scrap awards shows and figure out how to generate revenue for fire victims instead, former lead stage manager Debbie Williams had a few choice words for the Hacks star via Facebook.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
21 Jan. 2025
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“Abort.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abort. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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