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Wiktionary
- v. present participle of abandon.
- n. An act in which something or someone is abandoned; abandonment, neglect
Examples
“Unless he is once again abandoning reality in favor of political expediency.”
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“His sin – abandoning his family – was not paid out by Satan in hell.”
“I asked people to read the post and let me know if it was a cop-out, or if I was justified in abandoning the goal.”
“The affair isn't the thing that makes me believe he needs to be removed from office – it's the monumental lack of judgment he displayed in abandoning his states and his duties as governor.”
“Apparently newspaper book review sections are suffering not because the reviews they publish increasingly go unread, or because the newspapers that sponsor them are being irresponsible in abandoning literary/cultural coverage that doesn't fill the financial coffers amply enough, but because of bloggers and their incessant scribbling, their blogs with funny names, and their goldarned "shallow grandstanding and overblown ranting," their "childish free-for-alls.”
“This is why all us fanboys were worried that he wasn't sticking to the story, because in abandoning an original story, he embraced a tired, overdone one.”
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“They are once again abandoning their responsibilities and are only reporting on revenue generating stories rather than forcing the candidates to discuss what the hell they are going to do to turn things around. —”
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“A surprise this time is the reaction to McCain abandoning his principles and promises of a clean issues campaign with some conservatives in the media showing their disgust with this.”
“As I speak, Bush is headed down to Florida for another disgusting photo-op while Brother Governor and the Government are again abandoning the victims of Hurricane Wilma.”
“President Bush betrayed the national interest in abandoning thirty-five years of US policy toward the settlements to appease Ariel Sharon — and win Jewish votes in Florida.”
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