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as in abandon
carefree freedom from constraint
sang at the top of her lungs with complete abandonment in the shower
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as in desertion
the act of abandoning
the law says abandonment by the owner of any building for more than a year entitles the city to sell it
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as in cancellation
the act of putting an end to something planned or previously agreed to
the park commissioner cited cost considerations as the main reason for the project's abandonment
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Recent Examples of abandonment
The law was intended to reduce the risk of harm or abandonment by parents who may be in crisis.
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Julianna Duennes Russ, Austin American Statesman, 7 Jan. 2026
Gonzales faces 29 counts of child abandonment or endangerment and could be sentenced to a maximum of two years in prison if he’s convicted.
—Jim Vertuno, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
Gonzales has pleaded not guilty to 29 counts of child endangerment or abandonment.
—Shimon Prokupecz, CNN Money, 6 Jan. 2026
Call abandonment rates dropped from 48% to 22%.
—Katy Golvala, Hartford Courant, 6 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abandonment
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Green still approaches stopping the other team with the kind of reckless abandon of a man 10 years younger, and is still a smart defender who commands the respect of his peers and coach.—
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In Kraus’s live, subjective mode, these were the residue of feverish abandon.—
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The relative desertion of the streets shows the strategy has paid off.—
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The Ukrainian Prosecutor General’s Office has opened nearly 290,000 criminal cases into soldiers’ absence without leave and desertion up to September, according to the Ukrainska Pravda media outlet.—
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The cancellation also comes amid a recall of the Jeep SUVs due to fire risk — the latest in a string of issues for the vehicles.—
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It was punctuated by multiple flight delays and one shootaround cancellation while the team was en route to an arena.—
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The Windsor family often shares moments during this time of year that reflect their warmth and naturalness.—
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Frogposting, then, pits the intractably byzantine, soulless and cutthroat nature of the contemporary economy in a simple binary against what the posters envision as the green, healthy, naturalness of the Earth—framed as a joke, the base unit of online commentary.—
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Barnes’ defection further thins a group of linebackers that is losing three key contributors from 2025 in Trey Moore, Liona Lefau and Anthony Hill Jr.—
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The narrative follows Kim Phúc into adulthood—her education, religious awakening, defection to Canada, and, by taking ownership of the photograph in which she was unwillingly portrayed, her eventual emergence as a humanitarian advocate for child victims of conflict.—
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Health care and business groups oppose a repeal.—
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Another prospect is that not all of the cuts materialize — say, the trash fee repeal doesn’t happen — or the field of tax increases thins out, making those that remain more palatable to voters.—
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The grim result was 11 points worse than the previous 82-50 low-point in 2005, which featured the ugly spectacle of a fan dumping popcorn on then-MU coach Quin Snyder.—
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Meaning, as of now, there are no statewide regulations in place to prevent large-scale dumping of plastic bags already in storage once the phaseout begins.—
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The talk will encompass later American revolutions which related directly to principles expounded on in the Declaration of Independence such as abolition and women’s suffrage and civil rights.—
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Executions in several countries that retain the death penalty surged in 2025, despite abolition campaigns gaining momentum worldwide.—
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“Abandonment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abandonment. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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