abolish
verb (used with object)
to do away with; put an end to; annul; make void.
was abolishing
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past progressiveof abolish.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Unite said NatWest was abolishing its "remote first" employment category, which allows 13,497 workers to attend the office around twice a month, and requiring 17,272 hybrid workers to increase their office attendance.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
On Sept. 21, Yeltsin announced he was abolishing Parliament.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2018
The next day, though, he left, not of his accord: Nixon announced that he was abolishing the office of the Watergate prosecutor, and that its work would be transferred to the Justice Department.
From The New Yorker ● May 9, 2017
Crackdown in Nigeria Defense Minister General Sani Abacha ousted Nigeria's interim President Ernest Shonekan and announced that he was abolishing virtually all democratic institutions in the country.
From Time Magazine Archive
Naturally, he presently went to the window and looked to see what he was abolishing.
From Sam, This is You by Murray Leinster
