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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in 1933, Congress passed the 21st Amendment which repealed the Prohibition Amendment of 1919, thus making the sale, distribution, and use of alcohol legal once again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
David Sivak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 17 Dec. 2024
President Biden repealed the order in January 2021.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2024
There are a few options: Trump could ask Congress to repeal the law, though experts say that’s unlikely to be successful.
—Auzinea Bacon, CNN, 14 Dec. 2024
The new Trump Administration, led by the FTC, may therefore wish to study and report to Congress on the case for finally repealing the RPA Act.
—Alden Abbott, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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This past Congress, Republicans tried and failed to repeal a bevy of Biden regulations using the CRA.
—David Sivak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 17 Dec. 2024
President Biden repealed the order in January 2021.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2024
There are a few options: Trump could ask Congress to repeal the law, though experts say that’s unlikely to be successful.
—Auzinea Bacon, CNN, 14 Dec. 2024
The new Trump Administration, led by the FTC, may therefore wish to study and report to Congress on the case for finally repealing the RPA Act.
—Alden Abbott, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for repeal
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Several schools have canceled Friday classes in Wisconsin due to the snowy weather.Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
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The church canceled the charity event with bags of rice and clothing items still arranged within the premises.Dyepkazah Shibayan and Chinedu Asadu, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
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Some critics want to abolish the agency altogether.Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
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India proposed in July to abolish its 2 percent equalization levy.Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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His first choice for attorney general, former Rep. Matt Gaetz, withdrew from consideration, and some of his other picks have their own personal scandals or controversies to overcome in the Senate confirmation process.Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 19 Dec. 2024
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President-elect Trump's choice to replace her withdrew his candidacy, and another appointee is yet to be announced.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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Although Williamson opposed the existence of slavery within the British empire, stories about white slavery helped opponents of abolition.Gunther Peck / Made by History, TIME, 12 Dec. 2024
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Tang was arrested in January as part of a nationwide abolition of financial corruption.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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The Claridge Hotel’s former casino sits abandoned as well.Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 18 Dec. 2024
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If the department’s predictions are correct, the U.S. would be essentially abandoning any pretense of trying to limit climate change.Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2024
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His sentence has never been overturned and was carried out as ordered by the court.CBS News, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2024
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Questions loom about TikTok as Trump's cabinet comes into shape In a ruling earlier this month, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit rejected TikTok’s bid to overturn the law.Max Zahn, ABC News, 18 Dec. 2024
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As bombastic as its specs indicate, the BMW experience transitions from power-hungry to sensory-pleasing with its top retracted.James Raia, The Mercury News, 22 Dec. 2024
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Those include improvements to article vetting and peer review, along with assurances that articles will be retracted if there's evidence of policy breaches.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 19 Dec. 2024
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The incident injured a seven-year-old boy, who required heart surgery, and led to the cancellation of a second show scheduled later that night, according to local officials and media reports.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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The delays and cancellations come at one of the busiest travel periods of the year, just days before the Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa holidays and as the region faces freezing temperatures.Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 22 Dec. 2024
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“Repeal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repeal. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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