- present participle of abolish.
abolishing
Example Sentences
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On Sunday, a federal judge in Baton Rouge granted Duncan’s request for a temporary restraining order, declaring the bill abolishing the criminal court clerk position to be unconstitutional.
From Slate • May 5, 2026
It could even reach for a nuclear option: abolishing the draft altogether, and making incoming rookies free agents.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026
Ministers had promised a draft bill would be published before the end of the year, aimed at reforming the leasehold system in England and Wales and moving towards abolishing it.
From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026
The narrative that slavery “ended in 1865” with the 13th Amendment obscures the reality that abolition occurred unevenly across the Americas, with some nations abolishing slavery decades earlier than the United States.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 4, 2026
Those spineless types who talk about abolishing the apostrophe are missing the point, and the pun is very much intended.
From "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" by Author
