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abort

[uh-bawrt] / əˈbɔrt /


VERB
terminate or fail to complete pregnancy
Synonyms
STRONGEST
Antonyms
WEAK
carry to term continue keep


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It also apparently has some weird all-knowing knowledge, because it warns its clueless mom about all the evil characters conspiring to abort the baby.

From Slate ● Sep. 26, 2026

Ahmed and Gilkar had asked West to abort the pregnancy after a scan at 20 weeks showed the foetus had a severe heart defect.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

The crew, drenched and pale with seasickness, voted one by one to abort the mission.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

An oxygen tank had exploded in their spacecraft, forcing them to abort their lunar landing plans.

From Barron's ● Apr. 4, 2026

Here is a abort example of the problems of chivalry, which he thought about in his early times.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

A second attempt begins at 11:17 p.m., but the crew aborts and declares an emergency when flight attendants report feeling sick due to an unexplained smell permeating the cabin.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 24, 2026

At the same time, the plant aborts nearly all fruits that contain larvae, which helps limit the plant's resource investment.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 12, 2026

At the end of "Thalidomide," Plath writes, "The glass cracks across, / The image / Flees and aborts like dropped mercury."

From Salon ● Mar. 8, 2022

October: The Houston Space Center aborts a launch after six seconds.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 30, 2021

If an animal aborts unexpectedly she should be removed to separate quarters and given proper attention as promptly as possible.

From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry

“Your Mother” came together after Tariq and Ali failed to get a “Blade” reboot green-lighted, with Ali utilizing his martial-arts training from that aborted Marvel project.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Infantino has been under increasing scrutiny since his aborted attempt to sell off a 21% stake in Fifa's commercial operations to a private investment company.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

Singaporean billionaire Lim Chap Huat is suing Brookfield Asset Management over an aborted joint venture to buy industrial properties.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

European teams have threatened to boycott Fifa events despite the plans being aborted, saying certain conditions have not been met.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

Behind me I heard the indistinct, aborted garble of a walkie-talkie; and, startled, I walked backwards into the Chief of Security.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

Such is her agony at the memory of aborting their baby that she relies on her diary entries from the time to carry the weight.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026

The trial of a woman accused of illegally aborting her baby collapsed due to "appalling and sloppy" reporting by the BBC, a judge has said.

From BBC ● Dec. 23, 2024

“Aborting takeoff, aborting takeoff,” the United pilot responded.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 14, 2023

After aborting the takeoff, the crew returned the plane to the gate, where passengers disembarked, the airline said, adding that the flight was then delayed overnight.

From New York Times ● Jan. 15, 2023

A familiar example is the role of those two diseases in aborting the French effort, and nearly aborting the ultimately successful American effort, to construct the Panama Canal.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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