as in to cancel
to put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to)
had to abort the mission to Mars when they lost contact with the satellite
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Recent Examples of abort
The incident came just months after a midair collision near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport killed 67 people, and two planes were forced to abort landings at the same airport in a near miss that is now under federal review.
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Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 8 May 2025
One 1978 study of PFAS in monkeys had to be aborted two months early because all of the monkeys died.
—Mariah Blake, The Atlantic, 5 May 2025
In January, a Delta flight aborted its takeoff at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport because of an engine issue, forcing about 200 passengers to evacuate the aircraft using emergency slides.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
In late 2019, DSD was set to occupy the 101 Ash St. tower, but the relocation was aborted weeks into the move because of asbestos contamination in the building.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2025
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Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 8 May 2025
One 1978 study of PFAS in monkeys had to be aborted two months early because all of the monkeys died.
—Mariah Blake, The Atlantic, 5 May 2025
In January, a Delta flight aborted its takeoff at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport because of an engine issue, forcing about 200 passengers to evacuate the aircraft using emergency slides.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
In late 2019, DSD was set to occupy the 101 Ash St. tower, but the relocation was aborted weeks into the move because of asbestos contamination in the building.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abort
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Twenty-four flights have been canceled at DIA as of 4:30 p.m. A ground delay has been issued at DIA from 4:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., according to the Federal Aviation Administration.—
Elizabeth Hernandez,
Denver Post,
8 July 2025
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Here’s what should happen: If an accommodation provider cancels your reservation, which is what appeared to have happen, then Booking.com should have notified you as soon as possible — not three days before your trip.—
Christopher Elliott The Travel Troubleshooter,
Sun Sentinel,
7 July 2025
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Nothing in the proposal Trump announced on Monday is likely to force Putin to abandon that objective.—
Simon Shuster,
Time,
15 July 2025
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That doesn't mean abandoning your message, just finding the right entry point for your audience in that moment.—
Rachel Weissman,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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The agencies are also revoking approval for two food colorings—Citrus Red No. 2 and Orange B—and plan to approve four new natural colorings for food.—
Alice Park,
Time,
7 July 2025
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Reservations required: Which national parks require them in 2025 Unrelated, the executive order also revokes a presidential memorandum signed by then-President Barack Obama in 2017 that promoted a range of diversity and inclusion efforts in the management of national parks and other public lands.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
5 July 2025
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And his beef with Trump—and those who empowered him to balloon the national debt while scrapping subsidies for Musk’s EV empire—is for now at least limitless.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
7 July 2025
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By April 8, plans for John Cale to produce had been scrapped.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
7 July 2025
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“Abort.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abort. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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