as in abolition
the doing away with something by formal action
an annulment of that hastily conceived marriage can't come too soon
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Recent Examples of annulment
Lula’s annulment differs significantly from Trump’s legal travails.
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Omar G. Encarnación, Foreign Affairs, 16 Jan. 2025
Even Bubbles/Tiger Lily is able to use her wit and wiles to secure a $50,000 dollar annulment.
—Marya E. Gates, IndieWire, 13 Jan. 2025
The incident has also deepened fears of civil unrest, as tensions escalate over the annulment.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
Father had to obtain an annulment, which is a very difficult thing.
—Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2024
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Omar G. Encarnación, Foreign Affairs, 16 Jan. 2025
Even Bubbles/Tiger Lily is able to use her wit and wiles to secure a $50,000 dollar annulment.
—Marya E. Gates, IndieWire, 13 Jan. 2025
The incident has also deepened fears of civil unrest, as tensions escalate over the annulment.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
Father had to obtain an annulment, which is a very difficult thing.
—Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for annulment
abolition
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Following the faith’s core beliefs in nonviolence and justice, Quakers have demonstrated for the abolition of slavery, in favor of the suffrage movement, against both World Wars, and the U.S. roles in the wars in Vietnam and Afghanistan, said Ross Brubeck, 38, one of the Quaker march organizers.—
Luis Andres Henao,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2025
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Last month, Musk took to his social media platform X to seemingly express support for the abolition of intellectual property laws.—
Scott MacFarlane,
CBS News,
10 May 2025
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“Annulment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annulment. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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