aborts

verb

present tense third-person singular of abort
as in cancels
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 aborts In the event that an operator aborts an interception, the drone will fly back to base ready to be used again — a potential major cost-saver. — Alex Holmes, NBC news, 12 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aborts
  1. cancels
  2. abandons
  3. revokes
Verb
  • Tennis has always been highly dependent on the weather; unlike in soccer or football, rain cancels or delays a match until the court is dry enough to be playable.
    — Aaron Short, Curbed, 3 Sep. 2026
  • When investors redeem shares, the fund cancels those shares and pays investors their value based on NAV.
    — byDoug Ashburn, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of cancels
Verb
  • First, Verbruggen baits Joao Pedro, who abandons Olivier Boscagli.
    — Jon Mackenzie, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The aircraft abandons the familiar tube-and-wing layout used by Boeing and Airbus.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of abandons
Verb
  • When vulnerabilities are found in shims, Microsoft revokes them.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 14 July 2026
  • The Netherlands is the only EU country that automatically revokes the citizenship of its nationals in the event of gaining dual nationality with a non-EU country.
    — Colin Millar, New York Times, 1 May 2026
Definition of revokes

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“Aborts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aborts. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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