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
Dennis told police the couple had recently married and were discussing an annulment at the time of the incident, Mitchell said.
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Kc Baker, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Francis was accused by his critics of acting in this way with his positions on Eucharist for those remarried without a prior annulment and on blessings for gay couples.
—Dennis Doyle, The Conversation, 8 May 2025
But with Matty’s help — in particular her coaxing Grant’s priest into praising his parishioner’s devout Catholicism — the team is able to get an annulment, proving Grant committed fraud by lying about his religious faith to his atheist wife.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
The court documents cited irreconcilable differences and inappropriate marital conduct as the reason for divorce, with Billy Ray also seeking an annulment on the grounds of fraud.
—Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 28 June 2024
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Kc Baker, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Francis was accused by his critics of acting in this way with his positions on Eucharist for those remarried without a prior annulment and on blessings for gay couples.
—Dennis Doyle, The Conversation, 8 May 2025
But with Matty’s help — in particular her coaxing Grant’s priest into praising his parishioner’s devout Catholicism — the team is able to get an annulment, proving Grant committed fraud by lying about his religious faith to his atheist wife.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
The court documents cited irreconcilable differences and inappropriate marital conduct as the reason for divorce, with Billy Ray also seeking an annulment on the grounds of fraud.
—Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 28 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for annulment
Noun
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In fact, polls show a supermajority of Ohioans support the outright abolition of all property taxes.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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And an even larger proportion of the same segment of American society, even those willing to contemplate the abolition of slavery, could not imagine a post-emancipation America of racial equality as anything but a nightmare.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Democrats have refused to vote for an end to the shutdown until Republicans repeal cutbacks made this summer that would kick millions off Medicaid and end insurance subsidies set to expire at the end of the calendar year.—
Katie Wiseman,
IndyStar,
4 Nov. 2025
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These partial repeals were less effective, producing smaller and less persistent increases in vaccination rates than those from total repeal.—
Anthony Bald,
The Conversation,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Annulment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annulment. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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