abandon
Example Sentences
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“People are not going to abandon the names, they are just going to broaden their exposure and not be as concentrated,” Steinberg said.
Sin City still isn’t booming and investors remain worried about soft demand and online sportsbooks, but Caesars has no plans to abandon its bet on the city.
From Barron's
The two sides shared the points after wet weather saw the match abandoned without a ball bowled.
From BBC
If it resumes after the second restart, the referee can abandon the game.
From BBC
Jonah spit into the sink, bending low so she didn’t see how the word abandoned stabbed at him.
From Literature
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.