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as in offset
to balance with an equal force so as to make ineffective
unfortunately, his arrogant attitude annuls the many generous favors he does for people
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as in abolished
to put an end to by formal action
plans to annul their short-lived, ill-advised marriage
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Recent Examples of annulled
And in 2017, Brazil’s current President Lula da Silva was found guilty of corruption and money laundering, serving more than a year in prison before his conviction was later annulled.
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Michael Rios, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
After the results were announced, hundreds of thousands of demonstrators took the streets of the capital, Tbilisi, demanding the results be annulled – and more than 300 days later, demonstrations continue.
—Leila Fadel, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
Chakwera only won after an unprecedented election rerun as the first polls were annulled by the country’s top court.
—Charles Pensulo, semafor.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Michael Rios, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
After the results were announced, hundreds of thousands of demonstrators took the streets of the capital, Tbilisi, demanding the results be annulled – and more than 300 days later, demonstrations continue.
—Leila Fadel, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
Chakwera only won after an unprecedented election rerun as the first polls were annulled by the country’s top court.
—Charles Pensulo, semafor.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for annulled
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Once again, supporters justified the measure in terms of equity, efficiency, and fairness; limiting the deduction would broaden the tax base (a good thing by itself) while also raising revenue that could be used to offset other tax cuts.—
Joseph Thorndike,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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In short, more noise leads to lower-quality outputs unless offset with a higher compute budget (FLOPs) or data budget (tokens).—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
15 Sep. 2025
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The Chinese leader, who assumed the presidency in 2013, abolished term limits in 2018.—
Evelyn Cheng,Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
3 Sep. 2025
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In 2018, China’s legislature abolished presidential term limits in a ceremonial vote, effectively allowing Xi to rule for life.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
3 Sep. 2025
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While a yellow placard signals two or more major violations, these are typically corrected or mitigated during the inspection, according to the Sacramento County Retail Food Inspection Guide.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Both are corrected automatically when using your camera for JPG images or video without any detriment to photos.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
9 Sep. 2025
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The ground game was largely neutralized, and the 49ers will need sustained drives and sharper execution to rebound.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Sep. 2025
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That neutralized the advantage Sabalenka would have expected, and forced Sabalenka into first hitting more shots than she’s used to, and then going for too-small margins because of Pegula’s defensive skills once the rallies started.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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While the plan is due to be repealed by mid-2028, borrowers could be forced into repayment much sooner than that if there are additional court decisions in the ongoing legal challenge, which is expected.—
Adam S. Minsky,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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That means those rules would not be repealed for this school year, which has already begun.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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On Sunday night, the cancelled The Late Show with Stephen Colbert won the Emmy for Outstanding Talk Series.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
15 Sep. 2025
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That proposal was canceled after bipartisan opposition in the Senate.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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After being sentenced to 10 years in prison and spending some time behind bars — plus enduring a lengthy trial — Tortora’s conviction was eventually fully overturned by Italy’s Supreme Court in 1987 amid widespread belief that the TV host had been the victim of corrupt judges and prosecutors.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
10 Sep. 2025
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The Court, without explanation, overturned a lower court ruling that found immigration agents engaged in racial profiling on the streets of Los Angeles.—
Steve Inskeep,
NPR,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Annulled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annulled. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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