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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
Morfa said many of her Venezuelan clients have passport complications, either having their documents annulled by the Maduro administration, or expire, or get seized by ICE.
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Natalia Jaramillo, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2026
Noriega annulled the Panamanian general election in May 1989 and cracked down on opposition members.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2026
On December 1st, the king instructed Andrew's prestigious Order of the Garter and Royal Victorian Order honors to be canceled and annulled, his name erased from the register.
—Wendy Naugle, USA Today, 5 Dec. 2025
At the time, Lula was serving a prison sentence after being convicted on corruption charges, which were later annulled.
—Max Rego, The Hill, 13 Nov. 2025
If the high court rules in the favor of the comptroller general who filed the suit, the port sale would be annulled.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 28 Oct. 2025
Mignini had also faced allegations of abuse of office in 2006 for authorizing unauthorized wiretaps during the Monster of Florence investigation; he was convicted in 2010, but the ruling was later annulled.
—Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 22 Oct. 2025
The Constitutional Court annulled the entire first round just days before the runoff.
—Dan Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
Spain, after months of signaling, last week annulled hundreds of millions worth of orders for battlefield weapons made by Israeli companies.
—Nic Robertson, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2025
Natalia Jaramillo, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2026
Noriega annulled the Panamanian general election in May 1989 and cracked down on opposition members.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2026
On December 1st, the king instructed Andrew's prestigious Order of the Garter and Royal Victorian Order honors to be canceled and annulled, his name erased from the register.
—Wendy Naugle, USA Today, 5 Dec. 2025
At the time, Lula was serving a prison sentence after being convicted on corruption charges, which were later annulled.
—Max Rego, The Hill, 13 Nov. 2025
If the high court rules in the favor of the comptroller general who filed the suit, the port sale would be annulled.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 28 Oct. 2025
Mignini had also faced allegations of abuse of office in 2006 for authorizing unauthorized wiretaps during the Monster of Florence investigation; he was convicted in 2010, but the ruling was later annulled.
—Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 22 Oct. 2025
The Constitutional Court annulled the entire first round just days before the runoff.
—Dan Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
Spain, after months of signaling, last week annulled hundreds of millions worth of orders for battlefield weapons made by Israeli companies.
—Nic Robertson, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for annulled
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The defending league champion Blue Jays have added Dylan Cease, Tyler Rogers and Cody Ponce to their pitching staff while signing Kazuma Okamoto to help offset the loss of Bo Bichette in free agency.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
25 Jan. 2026
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Glenview Trust, FactSet, Bloomberg Earnings Insights By Sector Positive earnings revisions within the materials, consumer discretionary, and financial sectors were offset by downward revisions in the health care, utilities, and energy sectors.—
Bill Stone,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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Michigan community organizer William Lawrence, 35, who is running for Congress against GOP incumbent Tom Barrett, whose seat in the battleground state is rated as one most competitive congressional races this year by political forecasters, has explicitly called for ICE to be abolished.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
29 Jan. 2026
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His successor, Jacques Chirac, briefly abolished it in 1986, but Mitterrand expeditiously revived it in 1989 upon his return to office.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
27 Jan. 2026
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Powell corrected Trump in front of reporters about the cost of the project, with the tension between the two men palpable.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
12 Jan. 2026
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The full inspections show how each establishment has corrected or is working to correct any remaining violations.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
10 Jan. 2026
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The measure raised modest revenues, which fell as rich people moved out of the country to avoid paying, and the measure was repealed by the government of President Emmanuel Macron in 2017.—
Kevin Rector,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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But the current state school aid budget repealed that option.—
Terell Bailey,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
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Normally, a restructuring by a major partner might spook investors, but Embraer successfully neutralized this headwind with massive new demand from global lessors.—
Sasirekha Subramanian,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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For instance, in soils that have more than 20% organic matter, like those found in parts of Florida and other agricultural regions, the tests’ acids may be partially neutralized by other compounds in the soil.—
Dinesh Phuyal,
The Conversation,
26 Jan. 2026
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Residential garbage and recycling pickup scheduled for today has been canceled, according to the news release.—
Anne Li,
Arkansas Online,
27 Jan. 2026
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Thus, the Special Plan Commission Meeting scheduled for February 2, 2026, has been canceled.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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But the conviction was overturned and a new trial was ordered because prosecutors failed to disclose evidence that a group of jailhouse informants was illegally used to garner incriminating statements by Smith.—
Tony Saavedra,
Oc Register,
26 Jan. 2026
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The panel’s opinion overturned Sjostrom’s ruling on the inactive voters and upheld his ruling on the petitions gathered by non-residents — with the net effect of allowing both directives to invalidate signatures.—
Jim Saunders,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Jan. 2026
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She was stripped of her Olympic gold medal in the team event and her scores were voided.—
Natasha O'Neill,
Vanity Fair,
26 Jan. 2026
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Four days later, Musk became the first person ever worth $700 billion, after the Delaware Supreme Court overturned a lower court ruling that had voided an award of Tesla stock options now worth $126 billion to Musk.—
Matt Durot,
Forbes.com,
17 Jan. 2026
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“Annulled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annulled. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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