- present participle of abolish.
abolishing
Example Sentences
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A Department of Health and Social Care spokesperson said abolishing Healthwatch England was part of plans "to simplify the patient safety landscape".
From BBC • May 30, 2026
Both leaders came with lofty goals, yet discussed methodical steps that included a 50 percent cut in strategic nuclear arms, with the ultimate target of abolishing the entire global nuclear stockpile by the year 2000.
From Slate • Feb. 2, 2026
He has eliminated whole layers of government, abolishing eight ministries or agencies and cutting nearly 150,000 jobs from the state payroll, while pushing ambitious rail and power projects.
From Barron's • Jan. 23, 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
“It is easy for dreamers to speak of abolishing slavery,” said Mr. Sharpe.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
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