voided

past tense of void

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Recent Examples of voided The timeout voided the play, and Illinois head coach Bret Bielema was able to see how the wind affected the kick from the sideline. Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 23 Nov. 2024 Should roughly 3,500 signatures be discredited, the results of Tuesday’s election could be voided. Addy Bink, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2024 California has its own state law forbidding the sale of such gun kits, but state attorneys said the state ban would not be as effective if the federal regulation were voided. David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2024 In 2016, the Hague arbitration tribunal voided China's expansive and historical claims, a decision Beijing rejects. Fox News, 15 Sep. 2024 The Tampa Bay Rays and Detroit Tigers would see their contracts voided, something that has happened prior with the San Diego Padres and Arizona Diamondbacks under Diamond. Maury Brown, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024 Tesla’s board and Musk were hit June 6 with another suit over his $56 billion pay package that a judge voided in January — ahead of a June 13 shareholder proxy vote on whether the company should resurrect it. Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 1 Oct. 2024 Voters could also be confused if both are voided but still appear on the ballot. Kim Bojórquez, Axios, 1 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for voided
Verb
  • His first show, which took place weeks after the towers fell, was made possible in part because the city’s factories emptied out, allowing his designs to be made.
    Irina Aleksander, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Politicians everywhere have emptied words like hope and unity of any meaning.
    Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Arizona voters abolished the use of the gas chamber after a controversial execution in 1992.
    Jimmy Jenkins, The Arizona Republic, 5 Dec. 2024
  • However, the Nostalgic Partners case put forth a variety of strong arguments for the exemption to be curtailed or abolished entirely, if and when the Supreme Court ever wishes to take up the issue.
    Chris Deubert, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Classes were canceled Tuesday, and final exams were postponed.
    Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • During the past 18 months, Johnson eliminated 456 Police Department vacancies, stunting any potential growth in ranks and canceled police academy training classes, further undermining the department’s future capability.
    Dylan Sharkey, Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Prior to the bust, two daycare facilities on the first and third floors of the building were evacuated, sources said.
    Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The singer Cher evacuated to a hotel on Monday night along with her pets, according to her publicist, who gave no other details.
    Corina Knoll, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Initially, officials issued a tsunami warning for some coastal areas, although this was repealed a few hours later.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • This year, 68% of voters supported Proposition 36, which in effect repealed the 2014 measure.
    James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Chase vacated the building in 2021 for its new campus in Tempe, leaving Arizona's tallest building empty.
    Arizona Republic, The Arizona Republic, 10 Dec. 2024
  • In an April 2024 appeal hearing, a judge granted Julie's appeal and vacated her seven-year sentence in June due to insufficient evidence while Todd's sentence was upheld.
    Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • But later, Georgia Judge Scott McAfee, who oversees the trial proceedings, invalidated that charge for other defendants in the case who did not plead guilty and challenged the count’s validity.
    Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 4 Dec. 2024
  • The arbitration award invalidated PRC claims to numerous features within the Philippines’ EEZ, including Scarborough Shoal.
    Jill Goldenziel, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024

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“Voided.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/voided. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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