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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
All were in Utah and had been approved before the state abolished the practice in 2004.
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Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 7 Mar. 2025
In 2023, a majority in the House (including 60 Republicans) voted against a proposal that merely expressed support for abolishing the Education Department, according to NBC News.
—Shahar Ziv, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
Republicans in the poll, though, favored abolishing the Education Department and were split on ownership of Gaza.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 3 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, the current administration under President Trump has moved to abolish federal DEI programs.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 28 Feb. 2025
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Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 7 Mar. 2025
In 2023, a majority in the House (including 60 Republicans) voted against a proposal that merely expressed support for abolishing the Education Department, according to NBC News.
—Shahar Ziv, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
Republicans in the poll, though, favored abolishing the Education Department and were split on ownership of Gaza.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 3 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, the current administration under President Trump has moved to abolish federal DEI programs.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abolish
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Targets: cities, counties The governor says his copycat state-level DOGE will audit cities and counties, colleges and universities, repeal 70 as-yet unspecified state boards, fire hundreds of state employees.—
Orlando Sentinel,
Orlando Sentinel,
8 Mar. 2025
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Project 2025 calls for downsizing more monuments and repealing the Antiquities Act.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2025
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Measles is a disease that has been considered largely eradicated in the United states for more than 20 years, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
14 Mar. 2025
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Measles was declared eradicated in the U.S. in 2000 but has resurfaced as vaccination rates have fallen.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA TODAY,
13 Mar. 2025
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Under President Barack Obama, the department took steps to cancel accreditors for a now-defunct for-profit college chain, but the Trump administration blocked the move.—
Collin Binkley,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2025
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Also canceled: one study looking at reducing maternal mortality in New York and another on treatments for long COVID, The New York Times reports.—
Erica Pandey,
Axios,
21 Mar. 2025
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Time travel stories often feature grim themes of destruction and butterfly effect scenarios where even a single change can lead to disastrous outcomes (like Marty almost erasing himself from existence in Back to the Future).—
Hayes Madsen,
Rolling Stone,
16 Mar. 2025
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That’s the short list of what this state’s brilliant educational minds, who are clearly raising absolutely no teenage boys, expect to erase.—
Pat Beall,
Orlando Sentinel,
16 Mar. 2025
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More revenge could come: ANALYSIS Despite his claims, legal experts told ABC News that Trump does not have the power to overturn Biden's actions.—
Alexandra Hutzler,
ABC News,
17 Mar. 2025
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In December, Willis was disqualified from prosecuting the case against Trump and 18 other co-defendants, accusing them of engaging in a conspiracy to overturn Joe Biden's victory in Georgia in 2020.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
17 Mar. 2025
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Residents of states that have been impacted by this weekend's storms have posted photos online showing their homes destroyed by the tornadoes, with roofs fallen completely off, walls caved in and debris on lawns.—
Brenton Blanchet,
People.com,
16 Mar. 2025
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Taking on the role of a teenage boy named Chrono, players have to travel through time and assemble a team to stop a horrifying creature named Lavos from destroying the world.—
Hayes Madsen,
Rolling Stone,
16 Mar. 2025
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“Abolish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abolish. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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