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as in abandon
carefree freedom from constraint
sang at the top of her lungs with complete abandonment in the shower
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as in desertion
the act of abandoning
the law says abandonment by the owner of any building for more than a year entitles the city to sell it
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as in cancelation
the act of putting an end to something planned or previously agreed to
the park commissioner cited cost considerations as the main reason for the project's abandonment
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Recent Examples of abandonment
This mindset leads to frustration, doubts about program effectiveness, and premature abandonment of efforts.
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Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
The show's biggest misstep, however, was its rapid abandonment of the tantalizing Federation/Maquis dynamic.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 17 Jan. 2025
Even so, such concerns are newly urgent in light of the Supreme Court’s recent abandonment of the legal tests for whether a government action is constitutional that enabled the successful litigation against the second wave of attacks on evolution education.
—Glenn Branch, Scientific American, 24 Jan. 2025
The car's abandonment was captured on a security camera and the person behind the wheel was recorded exiting the vehicle and walking away.
—Alex Gurley, People.com, 23 Jan. 2025
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Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
The show's biggest misstep, however, was its rapid abandonment of the tantalizing Federation/Maquis dynamic.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 17 Jan. 2025
Even so, such concerns are newly urgent in light of the Supreme Court’s recent abandonment of the legal tests for whether a government action is constitutional that enabled the successful litigation against the second wave of attacks on evolution education.
—Glenn Branch, Scientific American, 24 Jan. 2025
The car's abandonment was captured on a security camera and the person behind the wheel was recorded exiting the vehicle and walking away.
—Alex Gurley, People.com, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abandonment
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So that’s what Jan does, replicating himself with carefree abandon.—
Lewis Gordon,
Vulture,
8 Jan. 2025
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Is this the sound of happy abandon, or of the morning after?—
Mitch Therieau,
The New Yorker,
27 Dec. 2024
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The action hinges largely on disappointments, betrayals, desertions that already happened, an offscreen past often referred to but never shown.—
Matt Brennan,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Dec. 2024
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The State Bureau of Investigation opened a criminal case in December regarding the management of the brigade, which has experienced high levels of desertion and issues related to staffing and management.—
Marc Santora,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2025
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In spite of the multiple customer defections, the company’s connectivity and platforms unit posted $20.5 billion in revenue on the quarter, good for a $46 million gain.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
30 Jan. 2025
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The Post, owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has had to weather the defections of prominent staffers after the outlet has appeared to kowtow to Trump.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
28 Jan. 2025
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Those two cancellations were quietly revealed on Monday by Jason Sarlanis, President of TNT, TBS, TruTV, ID & HLN, Linear and Streaming at Warner Bros.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
3 Feb. 2025
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The cancellations came even as companies raised premiums statewide.—
Ethan Varian,
The Mercury News,
3 Feb. 2025
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Videos from a suburb of Argentina’s capital of Buenos Aires showing a bright red river has drawn international attention and reignited local fears of chemical dumping.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr.,
USA TODAY,
7 Feb. 2025
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Despite the history of dumping, city officials say, the cost of soil remediation for the entire 44-acre site is about $5,000.—
Thomas Wheatley,
Axios,
15 Jan. 2025
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“Abandonment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abandonment. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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