repeal
verb (used with object)
to revoke or withdraw formally or officially.
repealed
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past participleof repeal.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof repeal.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
repealverb (used with object)to revoke or withdraw formally or officially.
Example Sentences
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Arkansas, Montana and South Carolina voluntarily repealed racial quotas for public bodies after lawsuits based on the Equal Protection Clause.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
“The ‘Full Fare Rule’ is a vital underpinning of modern flight shopping and must not be repealed or watered down in any way,” wrote Jason Rabinowitz on July 8.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Because the GPO has been repealed, your wife’s teacher pension will no longer reduce or eliminate her spousal benefit.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
So many states had repealed so many firearm regulations that the District of Columbia’s stringent handgun ban looked like a true outlier.
From Slate ● Aug. 3, 2026
Concessions were made here and there, some laws were repealed, others simply weren’t enforced.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
