repeal
verb (used with object)
to revoke or withdraw formally or officially.
repealing
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present participleof repeal.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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The Education Department has moved toward repealing its recognition of the ABA council’s role in accrediting law schools.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
But it soon became clear that repealing the previous legislation was one thing; how to replace it quite another.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
However, repealing the earnings test would likely lead to more people claiming Social Security early, hastening the system’s impending insolvency.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 15, 2026
Amid energy shocks in the 1970s, White House economic advisors in the Ford administration advocated against repealing the gas tax, which was four cents a gallon at the time.
From Barron's ● May 12, 2026
Professor Dash asked me whether I took any encouragement from the government’s stated intention of repealing die mixed-marriage laws and certain other apartheid statutes.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
