as in repeal
the doing away with something by formal action
calls for the abolition of the death penalty
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Recent Examples of abolition
As a younger man, Jefferson argued for the abolition of slavery and in 1778 drafted a Virginia law that prohibited importing enslaved Africans.
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Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2025
Newt Gingrich, then the speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, called for the abolition of the agency in the mid-1990s.
—Michael C. Bender, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2025
Tubman’s fearless activism led to the eventual abolition of slavery and inspired later generations of civil rights leaders.
—Sughnen Yongo, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
However, the reality is that the consequences of slavery and segregation did not end with their legal abolition.
—C. Anthony Muse, Baltimore Sun, 15 Mar. 2025
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Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2025
Newt Gingrich, then the speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, called for the abolition of the agency in the mid-1990s.
—Michael C. Bender, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2025
Tubman’s fearless activism led to the eventual abolition of slavery and inspired later generations of civil rights leaders.
—Sughnen Yongo, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
However, the reality is that the consequences of slavery and segregation did not end with their legal abolition.
—C. Anthony Muse, Baltimore Sun, 15 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abolition
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Following the dissolution of their Philadelphia math-rock band Palm in 2023, founding members and singer-guitarists Eve Alpert and Kasra Kurt took time off before forming Kassie Krut with their Nicks and Grazes producer Matt Anderegg.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
30 Apr. 2025
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Elsmore has been a court referee for the Second Judicial District, which encompasses Ramsey County, since January 2023, presiding over dissolution, custody, support, domestic abuse and harassment matters.—
Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Abolition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abolition. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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