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abandoning

NOUN

cancellation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abandonment abolition annulment dissolution elimination repeal retirement reversal revocation

STRONG

abrogation deletion dissolving invalidation nullification recall repudiation retraction undoing

WEAK

abolishing canceling invalidating overruling quashing recalling retracting reversing revoking withdrawing

Antonyms

STRONGEST

enactment validation

STRONG

confirmation

WEAK

allowance approval arrangement establishment permission

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Deliberations begin Monday in the blockbuster trial pitting Elon Musk against AI giant OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman, whom Musk accuses of abandoning the company's founding mission.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

While the timing isn’t ideal for my new Gi experiment, I plan to unplug without abandoning Dr. Becky.

From Slate • May 10, 2026

Parry snapped the image but "wished he'd never taken it", later abandoning his career as a photographer.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

Though the Johnny Cage figure is a walking embodiment of cheesy Hollywood tropes, his presence seems not to embarrass the film into abandoning its schlocky ways.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

But with Max abandoning us the way he was, I could feel my Circle of Friendship shrinking.

From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee

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