1
as in void
having no legal or binding force
the contract was null because one party forgot to sign it
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2
as in worthless
having no usefulness
that information is as null as no information at all
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as in to abolish
to put an end to by formal action
asked the state court to null the election results because of widespread voting irregularities
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Recent Examples of null
Jeff Benjamin, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Pressly’s 45th appearance of the season on Aug. 2 vested a $14 million club option for the 2025 season, but the option is null if Pressly finishes the season on the injured list.
—Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 17 Aug. 2024
Jessica Rodriguez, Journal Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2022
Ricart understood the changing dynamics in college football and was careful to include a contingency that would null the truck’s lease should Ewers transfer.
—Jessica Rodriguez, Journal Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2022
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Adjective
The quintet argued that ADOR’s main arguments did not explain how there were no violations in their contract and that any arguments regarding investment costs are null due to the success NewJeans had in its first two years.
—Jeff Benjamin, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Pressly’s 45th appearance of the season on Aug. 2 vested a $14 million club option for the 2025 season, but the option is null if Pressly finishes the season on the injured list.
—Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 17 Aug. 2024
Verb
Ricart understood the changing dynamics in college football and was careful to include a contingency that would null the truck’s lease should Ewers transfer.
—Jessica Rodriguez, Journal Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2022
Ricart understood the changing dynamics in college football and was careful to include a contingency that would null the truck’s lease should Ewers transfer.
—Jessica Rodriguez, Journal Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for null
Adjective
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However, the void years tacked onto it made Smith difficult to keep around, and the Lions ultimately parted ways.—
Colton Pouncy,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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For the first time in its 157-year history, the Grand National steeplechase is declared void because of a false start.—
Iliana Limón Romero,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Apr. 2025
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The markets are already speaking: The U.S. dollar now trades for more than 1 million rials, an almost 75 percent increase from a few months ago, making the Iranian currency among the most worthless in the world (in 2015, when Iran last signed a deal with the U.S., the dollar was just 29,500 IRR).—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
3 Apr. 2025
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For his part, Zelenskyy tried to say that any agreement with Putin was worthless, as Rubio pointed out.—
Tom Zirpoli,
Baltimore Sun,
11 Mar. 2025
Verb
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France belatedly abolished slavery in 1848 in its remaining colonies of Martinique, Guadeloupe, Réunion and French Guyana, which are still territories of France today.—
Marlene L. Daut,
The Conversation,
16 Apr. 2025
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The Legislature eliminated parole for nearly everyone imprisoned for crimes committed after Aug. 1, making Louisiana the 17th state in a half-century to abolish parole altogether and the first in 24 years to do so.—
Richard A. Webster,
ProPublica,
10 Apr. 2025
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Here is one sequence of events: U.S. legislators and the Senate pass a resolution to declare tariffs invalid.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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The association had two weeks to collect new signatures or correct invalid ones to make up the difference.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Apr. 2025
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Imagine nearly every seat in Philadelphia’s Wells Fargo Center − over 20,000 seats − are empty.—
Kymberlee Montgomery,
The Conversation,
14 Apr. 2025
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On a rainy morning, the restaurant, made up of a few four-seat tables leading to the stage area, was mostly empty.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
12 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The program also receives about 5% of its revenue from interest generated by its trust funds and about 4% of its revenue from the tax that Trump wants to repeal.—
Dennis W. Jansen,
The Conversation,
14 Apr. 2025
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President Donald Trump this week issued a sweeping directive ordering federal agencies to repeal regulations that conflict with recent Supreme Court rulings.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Apr. 2025
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The government last month canceled $400 million in funding for Columbia and threatened to withhold billions more, accusing the university in New York of not doing enough to combat antisemitism and to ensure student safety amid last year's Gaza encampment campus protests.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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The Titans recently cancelled pre-draft workouts with Travis Hunter and Shedeur Sanders, all but guaranteeing that Ward is the pick here.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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Get to an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building and avoid windows.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
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Houston threw numbers behind the ball for most of the game to avoid getting hit by the deadly counterattacks and transitions KC has been known for.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
20 Apr. 2025
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“Null.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/null. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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