as in to abolish
to put an end to by formal action
a law that was later struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court as unconstitutional
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Recent Examples of strike down
Ultimately, if Louisiana’s maps are struck down, one of the biggest losers will be the fairly basic proposition that the law should operate in a predictable way.
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Ian Millhiser, Vox, 24 Mar. 2025
In 2023, a federal judge struck down a Texas law that LGBTQ advocates feared would ban drag shows, and judges also blocked a similar law in Montana that targeted drag shows and events where drag performers read books to children.
—Jo Yurcaba, NBC news, 24 Mar. 2025
Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images South Korea’s Constitutional Court on Monday struck down Prime Minister Han Duck-soo’s impeachment, local media reported, reinstating him as acting president.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2025
Courts have struck down some school district-level bathroom bans across the country.
—Sarah Raza, Twin Cities, 22 Mar. 2025
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Ian Millhiser, Vox, 24 Mar. 2025
In 2023, a federal judge struck down a Texas law that LGBTQ advocates feared would ban drag shows, and judges also blocked a similar law in Montana that targeted drag shows and events where drag performers read books to children.
—Jo Yurcaba, NBC news, 24 Mar. 2025
Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images South Korea’s Constitutional Court on Monday struck down Prime Minister Han Duck-soo’s impeachment, local media reported, reinstating him as acting president.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2025
Courts have struck down some school district-level bathroom bans across the country.
—Sarah Raza, Twin Cities, 22 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for strike down
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Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves (R.) has signed legislation to abolish the state’s income tax.—
Douglas Carswell,
National Review,
2 Apr. 2025
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Democrats who previously demanded that the Senate abolish the filibuster are now furious that the party didn’t use it.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
31 Mar. 2025
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Following Trump’s April 2 speech, McConnell kept his promise to Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine and voted for his Senate resolution to repeal the emergency declaration that allowed Trump to place tariffs on Canada.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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The site currently gives a 5 percent chance that Trump will either sign a bill into law aiming to repeal or alter the 22nd Amendment, or that the Supreme Court will rule in a way that allows a president to serve more than two terms by July 31, 2025.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Universal was fined $1.3 million by state regulators in 2013 for canceling customers’ policies without justification and shifting profits to affiliate companies.—
Lawrence Mower,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2025
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About 1,200 jobs are expected to be cut at NIH as part of the layoffs at the Health and Human Services Department, and the administration also has canceled hundreds of NIH grants to scientists around the country.—
Sara Moniuszko,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2025
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Any attempt to roll back the years is likely to cause those prices to go up, making life even more difficult for those already suffering, although Driscoll claims his research suggests that is not necessarily so.—
Roger Trapp,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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Meta, Amazon, McDonald’s and Goldman Sachs are among the companies that have changed or rolled back their DEI policies in recent months.—
Ramishah Maruf,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2025
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In another legend, the monk was said to have cut off his eyelids to avoid falling asleep during his meditation, one explanation for the doll’s wide-eyed stare.—
Rebecca Cairns,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2025
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Facing the Marlins for the second time in a week, the Mets (7-3) avoided facing ace Sandy Alcantara, with the 2022 Cy Young Award winner having been added to the paternity list earlier in the day.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
8 Apr. 2025
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Missouri banned almost all abortions in 2022, when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe.—
Summer Ballentine,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2025
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Endangerment would require overturning a U.S. Supreme Court decision.—
Jan Ellen Spiegel,
Hartford Courant,
28 Mar. 2025
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