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as in to cancel
to put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to)
the company called the furniture store to repeal the order for six new desks
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as in to abolish
to put an end to by formal action
in 1933, Congress passed the 21st Amendment which repealed the Prohibition Amendment of 1919, thus making the sale, distribution, and use of alcohol legal once again
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as in to withdraw
to solemnly or formally reject or go back on (as something formerly adhered to)
if I find that you have been lying about this, I'll instantly repeal every promise I made to you
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as in cancelation
the act of putting an end to something planned or previously agreed to
the long overdue repeal of laws prohibiting interracial marriage
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as in abolition
the doing away with something by formal action
the repeal of Prohibition during Franklin D. Roosevelt's first term
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Recent Examples of repeal
Emily Brooks, The Hill, 19 Jan. 2025
The latest proposal to repeal Idaho’s longstanding ban on armed private militias received approval on Friday for future consideration this legislative session.
—Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 17 Jan. 2025
Altogether, the document estimates repealing programs under the House Energy and Commerce Committee's jurisdiction would yield up to $17.3 billion over 10 years.
—Nick Sobczyk, Axios, 17 Jan. 2025
Congress could pass a new law repealing the original one or formally allowing for an extension, like the bill Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) advocated for this week.
—Lauren Feiner, The Verge, 17 Jan. 2025
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Trump will make a number of major actions on deregulating energy production, such as repealing rules on electric vehicles.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 19 Jan. 2025
The latest proposal to repeal Idaho’s longstanding ban on armed private militias received approval on Friday for future consideration this legislative session.
—Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 17 Jan. 2025
Altogether, the document estimates repealing programs under the House Energy and Commerce Committee's jurisdiction would yield up to $17.3 billion over 10 years.
—Nick Sobczyk, Axios, 17 Jan. 2025
Congress could pass a new law repealing the original one or formally allowing for an extension, like the bill Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) advocated for this week.
—Lauren Feiner, The Verge, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for repeal
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Trump is expected to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) to oil and gas drilling projects, reversing the Biden administration's September 2023 decision to cancel leases as part of efforts to protect 13 million acres of wilderness, The Washington Postreported.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
20 Jan. 2025
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New presidents can — and often do — issue orders to cancel the orders of their predecessors.—
Josh Boak,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Jan. 2025
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About a quarter century after slavery was abolished in Puerto Rico (1873), another Afro-Puerto Rican genre emerged known as the plena.—
Vanessa Diaz,
Rolling Stone,
20 Jan. 2025
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Trump said in December that the debt ceiling should be abolished, a position shared by some liberal lawmakers.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
16 Jan. 2025
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Moicano stepped in on weigh-in day when Makhachev’s initial opponent, Arman Tsarukyan withdrew with a back injury.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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Israeli troops are set to withdraw from the populated areas in Gaza.—
Filip Timotija,
The Hill,
18 Jan. 2025
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When Did Charles Manson Die? In 1971, the court sentenced Manson to death for the murders, but California's abolition of the death penalty in 1972 commuted his punishment to life in prison.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
19 Nov. 2024
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This week reminds us that the road to abolition does not run in a straight line.—
Brian Stull,
TIME,
27 Sep. 2024
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It had been abandoned but the girl, Blessing Aoci, was nowhere to be found.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Kansas City Star,
17 Jan. 2025
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Gentle' Earlier this week, a dog and her four newborn puppies were found abandoned at the side of a highway close to where the wildfires were raging.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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Evidence stored in the kits, sometimes for decades, allowed cold cases to be solved and wrongful convictions to be overturned.—
Sheila McClear,
The Atlantic,
16 Jan. 2025
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Fani Willis, a state prosecutor in Fulton County, Georgia, similarly charged Mr. Trump in a case related to his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results there.—
Henry Gass,
The Christian Science Monitor,
16 Jan. 2025
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The big question with this trend is how durable are the internal mechanisms used to retract integrated cables?—
Andrew Liszewski,
The Verge,
22 Jan. 2025
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Share [Findings] The Journal of Pediatric Genetics retracted a study on Islamic beliefs concerning the possible supernatural causes of birth defects on the grounds that the research lacked a scientific basis.—
Rafil Kroll-Zaidi,
Harper's Magazine,
22 Jan. 2025
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The first one of a new era will be The Mandalorian And Grogu, based on the show, but there are plans for future movies, despite a lot of cancellations so far.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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The cancellation announcement was made just hours before the gig was scheduled to begin.—
Vanessa Etienne,
People.com,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Repeal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repeal. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
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