virtually abandon

Frequency: 7.010.8 per million words

to almost completely stop something

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  • Due to funding issues, the company had to virtually abandon the ambitious expansion project.
  • The old dial-up internet service has been virtually abandoned in favor of broadband.
  • The new administration has virtually abandoned the foreign policy of its predecessor.
  • Since discovering e-books, I have virtually abandoned reading physical books.
  • Many of the old traditions were virtually abandoned by the younger generations.
  • After the initial failure, the team virtually abandoned its original strategy.
  • That particular line of scientific inquiry has been virtually abandoned for decades.
  • With the prevalence of smartphones, the use of public payphones has been virtually abandoned.
  • The principle of neutrality was virtually abandoned during the conflict.
  • If costs continue to rise, we may have to virtually abandon the entire initiative.