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Recent Examples of null
Adjective
Seen in the course of welcoming all to events at her makeshift headquarters on a vacant lot, questions about the authenticity of her Jewish identity posed by traditionalists become null in the face of the good works of Judaism in action. Staff Report, Sun Sentinel, 16 Feb. 2024 The null result emerged from 280 days of data collection. Saima S. Iqbal, Scientific American, 4 Sep. 2024
Verb
This kind of show needs a cast willing to dive headlong into the curdling eggnog (or, specifically here, a vat of premade Manhattans to null the pain) and Cullman has the right crew, with Mare Winningham and David Rasche playing the flailing parents. Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 13 Dec. 2024 Don’t worry that cooking with it will null the point: The heat is not so high as to damage the principal flavors. Emily Horton, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024 See all Example Sentences for null 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for null
Adjective
  • But creatives and companies alike are about to get a wake-up call when the app’s banned and a massive void rips open with nothing to replace it.
    Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Furthermore, Alex Caruso should be fairly close to returning from injury and will certainly fill the void Mitchell is leaving.
    Nick Crain, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • In text messages from August 2022 produced in the suit, Ruiz indicates that the amount was to be paid in a pre-set amount of company stock that was worth less at that point and is practically worthless now.
    Ben Wieder and, Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Some celebrities have been accused of operating pump-and-dump schemes with their coins, using their social media following to artificially inflate the value of these coins before cashing in their large holdings and rendering the coins worthless.
    Ben Dandridge-Lemco, Rolling Stone, 29 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • About a quarter century after slavery was abolished in Puerto Rico (1873), another Afro-Puerto Rican genre emerged known as the plena.
    Vanessa Diaz, Rolling Stone, 20 Jan. 2025
  • Trump said in December that the debt ceiling should be abolished, a position shared by some liberal lawmakers.
    Jeff Cox, CNBC, 16 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • According to Grant's legal team, these new revelations show that the arbitration clause in the NDA is invalid, and the case must be heard in court.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 19 Jan. 2025
  • Image Opponents have argued that a seven-year deadline imposed by Congress (and later extended by another three years) meant the ratification was not completed in time, while proponents maintain the deadline was invalid.
    Peter Baker, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • More than 200 guests were invited to the nuptials, yet Sarah showed a nearly empty venue after waiting for an hour and a half in a now-viral video recently posted on TikTok.
    Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 20 Jan. 2025
  • With 200,000 people initially under mandatory evacuations, homes were empty, allowing criminals the opportunity to steal valuables.
    Megan Forrester, ABC News, 20 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Some of the orders targeted asylum seekers crossing the southern border while others repealed birthright citizenship to children born to undocumented immigrants on U.S. soil.
    Kate Linderman, Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2025
  • Among Monday’s moves, Trump rescinded one of the defining moments from the early days of President Joe Biden’s term: repealing the ban on open trans military service (a policy that Trump initially unveiled during a July 2017 tweetstorm).
    Nico Lang, Them, 21 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Trump is expected to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) to oil and gas drilling projects, reversing the Biden administration's September 2023 decision to cancel leases as part of efforts to protect 13 million acres of wilderness, The Washington Postreported.
    Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
  • New presidents can — and often do — issue orders to cancel the orders of their predecessors.
    Josh Boak, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • And no one still with this organization will avoid the sting of Rantanen’s being traded.
    Arthur Staple, The Athletic, 25 Jan. 2025
  • Also, avoid flying on Sundays and Mondays, which tend to be the most expensive due to weekend trips and business travelers, according to 2024 data from flight app Hopper.
    Amelia Edelman, NPR, 25 Jan. 2025

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