- present participle of abolish.
abolishing
Example Sentences
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His policies include abolishing the House of Lords, banning the eating of noisy snacks in cinemas and scrapping VAR in football.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
On Sunday, a federal judge in Baton Rouge granted Duncan’s request for a temporary restraining order, declaring the bill abolishing the criminal court clerk position to be unconstitutional.
From Slate ● May 5, 2026
Lincoln may be best known for saving the Union and abolishing slavery, but “Boss Lincoln” contends that “party organization” was “Lincoln’s life’s work.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 5, 2026
He has eliminated whole layers of government, abolishing eight ministries or agencies and cutting nearly 150,000 jobs from the state payroll, while pushing ambitious rail and power projects.
From Barron's ● Jan. 23, 2026
“I wrote the letter abolishing the positions, including my own.”
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
