aborted

verb

Definition of abortednext
past tense of abort
as in canceled
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 aborted The arriving flight had aborted an earlier landing attempt because another aircraft was still on the runway. — Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 29 July 2026 SpaceX initially tried to launch Flight 13 on July 16, but the rocket aborted the try at the last second due to engine issues. — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 25 July 2026 The Delta pilots noted a potential collision and aborted their landing, instead opting to perform a go-around, which involves climbing away from the runway before circling back around for a safer landing. — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 24 July 2026 An earlier launch scheduled for last week was aborted after Musk said some of the rocket’s engines failed to start. — Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026 The pilots in the Delta Boeing 737 saw the potential collision and aborted their landing, eventually circling the airport before safely touching down. — Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 23 July 2026 The previous launch attempt was aborted last week after issues with the engines. — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 20 July 2026 However, a handful of the rocket’s 33 Raptor engines failed to light at the vehicle’s ignition, and therefore the launch attempt was aborted automatically. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2026 SpaceX's Starship rocket launch was automatically aborted due to multiple engine failures. — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 17 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aborted
  1. canceled
  2. abandoned
  3. scrapped
  4. revoked
Verb
  • Gartner has predicted that more than 40% of agentic AI projects will be canceled by the end of 2027, citing escalating costs, unclear value and inadequate risk controls.
    — Ravi Palwe, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • The city canceled a visit by code inspectors to examine unpermitted walls in the units, marking the latest setback in a years-long fight for residents to reclaim their building, one of Miami’s largest condo towers.
    — Joan Chrissos, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
Definition of canceled
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  • The train station hulked behind barbed wire, abandoned for years, both witness to and eight million bricks’ worth of evidence of Detroit's near-collapse.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026
  • Niccol’s plan involved hiring more workers to cut down on long wait times, which in some cases had gotten so bad people abandoned their orders altogether .
    — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 30 July 2026
Definition of abandoned
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  • Lear also scrapped the original script by Evans and Monte and hired a crew of mostly white writers, although Evans and Monte were still credited as the show’s cocreators.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Aug. 2026
  • MaiaSpace has scrapped plans to conduct a suborbital test flight of its Maia rocket, opting instead to proceed straight to a full orbital launch attempt for the vehicle’s inaugural flight in the second half of 2027, European Spaceflight reports.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 31 July 2026
Definition of scrapped
Verb
  • In fact, the penalty for a first offense is a small fine ($150-300) and your license is revoked for a few months.
    — Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026
  • In some cases, the recipients had been flagged by the state's computer systems, but their eligibility was not revoked.
    — Renee Anderson, CBS News, 29 July 2026
Definition of revoked

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