abandon
verb (used with object)
to leave completely and finally; forsake utterly; desert.
is abandoning
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present progressiveof abandon (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Mayor Zohran Mamdani is abandoning his proposed 9.5% property tax hike for New York City owners following widespread criticism.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026
In effect, he is abandoning the so-called Pottery Barn rule — “You break it, you own it” — that was popularized by then-Secretary of State Colin L. Powell before the Iraq war in 2003.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 2, 2026
It doesn’t seem the company is abandoning these goals any time soon.
From Barron's ● Feb. 25, 2026
“The biggest risk is not volatility; it is abandoning the plan during downturns,” Casey said.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 7, 2026
Reduced to itself, abandoned by the other arts, because human thought is abandoning it, it summons bunglers in place of artists.
From Notre-Dame De Paris by Isabel Florence Hapgood
