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adjective

as in miscarrying

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verb

present participle of abort
as in canceling
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 aborting
Verb
After aborting a Starship test flight last week, SpaceX plans to try again this Thursday evening. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 20 July 2026 Meanwhile, Antonelli made the mistake of aborting his lap, thinking there were double yellow flags. — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 1 July 2026 The crew coordinated with air traffic control and performed a go-around, which involves aborting a landing attempt and climbing away from the runway, to avoid an American Airlines plane that was departing from an intersecting runway, The Guardian reported. — Adam England, PEOPLE, 22 June 2026 Apollo 13 zoomed around the Moon after famously aborting its lunar landing mission. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 7 Apr. 2026 Just before Sunday’s collision, controllers were dealing with another plane that had declared an emergency after aborting a takeoff and smelling an odor on the plane. — Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026 An investigation by the Spanish outlet La Marea uncovered contracts that restricted women’s movements during pregnancy, including clauses prohibiting travel abroad or aborting the fetus. — Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Nov. 2025 San-ho enters the code, aborting the strike. — Kayti Burt, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aborting
  1. infertile
  2. canceling
  3. abandoning
  4. scrapping
  5. revoking
Adjective
  • This might ensure that the female’s own genes get passed on, just in case her nesting partner is infertile.
    — Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 8 July 2026
  • The fact that [Ruben] is infertile and what that means to his manhood, and his ability to be masculine and reproduce and have a son.
    — Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 29 May 2026
Definition of infertile
Verb
  • Last week, the company agreed to hold the merger until five days after a trial verdict or June 1, 2027, whichever comes first, canceling the injunction hearing and conceding the calendar to its opponents.
    — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Other in-flight amenities include noise-canceling headphones, large pillow, 100% wool blanket, and an amenity kit.
    — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of canceling
Verb
  • For Chan, success depends on convincing voters that the city’s challenges do not require abandoning the progressive politics that have long identified it.
    — Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Robinson is right that the culture has professionalized without abandoning its roots.
    — Peter Su, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of abandoning
Verb
  • Now, even after scrapping his divisive investment project, his support remains unclear at best.
    — Graham Dunbar, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2026
  • His active hands have created some steals and deflections, scrapping in the post and not letting guys post him up.
    — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026
Definition of scrapping
Verb
  • Damage has been done even if the FCC stops short of revoking the licenses, the network said.
    — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026
  • Legislators considered revoking the veto to let other investors proceed, but never took action.
    — Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026
Definition of revoking

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