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
It was struck down by the courts, which said such rules were an unfair restraint on the ability of athletes to capitalize on their NIL rights.
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Seth Emerson, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
The Earth-orbiting shield would have to be expanded to include 200,000 interceptors to ensure 400 ballistic missiles - launched simultaneously across Russia and North Korea - could all be struck down before releasing their civilization-crushing warheads, Harrison says.
—Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
The courts need to continue striking down these blatant violations of the law.
—Bobby Block, Sun Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2025
The big picture: This comes as enrollment of first-year Black and Hispanic medical students nationwide has fallen sharply after the Supreme Court struck down affirmative action in higher education, Axios' Maya Goldman writes.
—Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 13 Feb. 2025
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Seth Emerson, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
The Earth-orbiting shield would have to be expanded to include 200,000 interceptors to ensure 400 ballistic missiles - launched simultaneously across Russia and North Korea - could all be struck down before releasing their civilization-crushing warheads, Harrison says.
—Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
The courts need to continue striking down these blatant violations of the law.
—Bobby Block, Sun Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2025
The big picture: This comes as enrollment of first-year Black and Hispanic medical students nationwide has fallen sharply after the Supreme Court struck down affirmative action in higher education, Axios' Maya Goldman writes.
—Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 13 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for strike down
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Meanwhile, the current administration under President Trump has moved to abolish federal DEI programs.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
28 Feb. 2025
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That was weeks after the end of the U.S. Civil War but months before the 13th Amendment abolished slavery nationwide.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
26 Feb. 2025
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Democrats see the Medicaid cuts that are likely to be included in whatever legislation House Republicans put together as a salient line of political attack, akin to their efforts to campaign in 2018 on the GOP efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act.—
Compiled by Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports,
arkansasonline.com,
26 Feb. 2025
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The resolution would unlock a mega-reconciliation bill to bolster oil and gas drilling and repeal IRA programs.—
Nick Sobczyk,
Axios,
25 Feb. 2025
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Nebraska coach Matt Rhule’s concerns about players being poached and Texas’ and USC’s decisions recently to cancel their spring games for different reasons have sparked discussion about the value of spring games and what role spring practice still has.—
Sam Khan Jr.,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
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The 1975’s set was cut short and the Malaysian government canceled the rest of the festival.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
25 Feb. 2025
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Trump acknowledged the celebratory month in January, and hosted a reception honoring the occasion last week at the White House, despite his own executive orders rolling back DEI––parts of which a federal judge has blocked.—
Maria Gracia Santillana Linares,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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Some of the lawsuits center around the president’s efforts to roll back woke DEI policies and reign in federal spending on waste, fraud, abuse and nonsense.—
Haven Shoemaker,
Baltimore Sun,
22 Feb. 2025
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Pet owners should also ensure that their felines' rabies vaccinations are up to date to avoid the risk of confusion between the two viral infections.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
2 Mar. 2025
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Deer can wreak havoc on your garden so growing deer-resistant groundcovers can be a good way to avoid browsing damage.—
Rita Pelczar,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 Mar. 2025
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As of now, there is no case before the Supreme Court directly seeking to overturn Obergefell.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
22 Feb. 2025
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McCormick, who received loud boos for his response, then compared the crowd to the rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, seeking to overturn Joe Biden's victory in the 2020 election.—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
21 Feb. 2025
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