Abort
Abort verb - To put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to).
Play
Play verb - To engage in activity for amusement.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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They're about to abort the launch when he finds it in his pocket—a futuristic CD so he can play "Magic Carpet Ride" during the flight.
Source: It's Probably Nothing - A Firefight game ends in one of two ways: Everybody leaves, or everybody dies (or someone without a 360 hard drive, which is needed to play co-op, joins the game and causes it to abort).
Source: Hold the Line - The plot of Witches Abroad involves the witches doing this in real life, trying to abort the Big Bad's attempt to make a fairytale play out in reality.
Source: Derailed Fairy Tale
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Play and Abort. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/abort/play
Abort & Play. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/abort/play>.
Play or Abort. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/abort/play.
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